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briar

[brahy-er] / ˈbraɪ ər /




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The glasses were sold along with a Barling briar pipe and two photographs of the comic.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2025

But like Brer Rabbit hitting the briar patch, Santos has landed in a spotlight that is, for now, warm and inviting.

From Salon Dec. 17, 2023

Guests will have their final chance to plunge a five-story drop through a briar patch on May 30, giving Disneyland attendees one last busy Memorial Day weekend to experience the attraction in its current form.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2023

And the witness box is his briar patch.

From Washington Times Feb. 27, 2023

Slowly and painfully they clambered down, groping, stumbling, scrambling among rock and briar and dead wood in the blind shadows, down and down until they could go no further.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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