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BRISTOLS
Etymology
Cockney rhyming slang - from Bristol City (a football team) - titty (plural titties)
Noun
bristols pl (plural only)
(Cockney rhyming slang) Breasts.
Synonyms
• See also breasts
Anagrams
• strobils
Noun
Bristols
plural of Bristol
Anagrams
• strobils
Source: Wiktionary
BRISTOL
Bris"tol, n.
Definition: A seaport city in the west of England. Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.
– Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
– Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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