Word info

Briggs

Proper noun

Meaning

A topographic surname from Middle English.

A number of places in the United States:
An unincporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana.

An extinct town in Washington County, Ohio.

A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.

An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.

An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska.

An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

We know a little place in the American Far West, where Charlie Briggs chops up the finest prairie-fed beef and tastes... Orson Welles

Aren't you something," Grandma said. "I never saw a midget up close." "Little person," Briggs said. "And I never saw anyone as old as you up close, either. Janet Evanovich

Thomas Gainsborough was a native of Sudbury, Suffolk; his father was a tailor. Gainsborough, as a child, went to the Sudbury Free School, where he distinguished himself by making ink-drawings on the desks instead of writing his copies. This I had from Mr. Briggs. Thomas Gainsborough

After team owner Frank Navin died during the 1935 season, auto body manufacturing magnate and plumbing fixture manufacturer Walter Briggs, Sr. took control of the team. Source: Internet

A comprehensive text on all the Proteaceae genera with good historical notes and an overview of the 1975 Johnson & Briggs classification. Source: Internet

Although his contract allowed for filming interruptions due to religious observances, the clause proved difficult to work around due to the production schedule and as the season progressed, an increasing number of episodes featured little of Briggs. Source: Internet

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