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briggs

/bɹɪɡz/

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What does briggs mean?

proper noun

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English.
  2. An unincporated community in Washington Township, Whitley County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska.
More meanings (4)

proper noun

  1. An extinct town in Washington County, Ohio.
  2. A census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
  3. An unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.

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IPA pronunciation

/bɹɪɡz/

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“What is the use of saying that?—however, I’m going to the stables. I’ll tell Briggs to bring the carriage round.”
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
Commander Briggs was not so fortunate as his colleagues; a bullet pierced his petrol tank, compelling a hurried descent.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
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An English gardener, who probably obtained the plants from Mr. Briggs, gave some of them to a Mr. Samuel Barnes, who resided in Westchester County.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
“My name is Briggs, a solicitor of —— Street, London.”
Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #1260
Sir Percy had ridden thus far, had then met Briggs, the skipper of the Day Dream, and had sent the groom back to Richmond with Sultan and the empty saddle.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60