Bristol

Meanings

Proper Noun

• city/county/and/unitary authority in southwest England (constituent country) bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
• Several places in Canada:
• populated place p:Suf, Limón Costa Rica (country).
• populated place co:Suf, Cornwall Jamaica (country).
• populated place Loreto (department) Peru (country).
• Several places in the United States:

Noun

• Synonym of Bristol board
• A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.

Origin

• From Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw, from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hyper-correction from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.
• The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.