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[Dixonary] Round 2809: balbriggan - Definition List
We have a total of 13 incredibly creative definitions for BALBRIGGAN.
Please vote for two, by public reply to this message, before deadline, which is 7:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, or 4:00 PM PDT . 1. [Scot.] an arched bridge, usually made of stone. 2. (Ireland, slang) A drunken conversation about philosophy and the nature of life, shared over a cigarette. 3. A knitted, unbleached cotton fabric for underwear. 4. A large bass drum used by Scottish forces in the first war of independence (1296-1328). 5. A cave opening. 6. A spar used to support the head of a fore-and-aft sail. 7. (Sc.) A privateer. 8. A medieval troubadour or poet. 9. Thick knitted socks and other underwear. 10. A kind of tweed cap. 11. An oilcloth overcoat popular with anglers before the introduction of the Mackintosh. 12. [Irish] a high-spirited lad, a playful mischief-maker. 13. (n.) Bombastic; pretentious; high sounding "She was quite balbriggan in her comments thus not well believed." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |
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