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orig.

American  

abbreviation

  1. origin.

  2. original.

  3. originally.


orig. British  

abbreviation

  1. origin

  2. original(ly)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Dr. Drama, he sued me to cover, was discovered to be true, hence paid him nothing as he orig. requested,” she wrote.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The slang name for a large lobster; orig. the stroke-oar of a galley; bogar = to row, avante = in front.

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

Audit ale, a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Saveloy, sav′e-loi, n. a kind of sausage made of meat chopped and seasoned, orig. of brains.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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