Meanings
bristol1
plural bristols
- Cockneyplural normallyslangA woman's breast
Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags.
2010, William Regal, Walking a Golden Mile
Bristol2
alternative obsolete Bristole · alternative obsolete Brigstow · alternative obsolete Bristou · alternative obsolete Bristow · alternative informal Brizzle
- A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
- Several places in Canada:
- A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
- A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
- A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
- Several places in the United States:
- A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
- A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
- A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
- A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
- A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
- A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Ontario County, New York.
- A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
- A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
- A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
- A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- An independent city in Virginia.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, disestablished in 2010; most of the town became the village of Bristol, while the remainder was annexed to the village of Pleasant Prairie.
- A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
- A surname from Old English.
plural Bristols · alternative obsolete Bristole · alternative obsolete Brigstow · alternative obsolete Bristou · alternative obsolete Bristow · alternative informal Brizzle
- countabletiddlywinksA shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.
In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols.
2007, Forbes, volume 180, numbers 8-13, page 93
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
Origin
bristol · noun
Shortened from Bristol City, the name of an English football team, for titty.
Full word history & related roots →Bristol · proper noun, noun
- Old EnglishBryċġstōw
- Middle EnglishBristowe
- EnglishBristol
Inherited from Middle English Bristowe, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more. The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بْرِسْتُول or بْرِيسْتُول
- بْرِسْتُول or بْرِيسْتُول (bristūl)city in south-west England
Bengali ব্রিস্টোল
- ব্রিস্টোল (brisṭōl)city in south-west England
Bulgarian Брѝстъл
- Брѝстъл (Brìstăl)city in south-west England
Chinese Cantonese 碧仙桃
- 碧仙桃 (bik¹ sin¹ tou⁴)city in south-west England
Chinese Mandarin 布里斯托爾, 布里斯托
- 布里斯托爾 (Bùlǐsītuō'ěr)city in south-west England
- 布里斯托 (Bùlǐsītuō)city in south-west England
Esperanto Bristolo
- Bristolocity in south-west England
French Bristol
- Bristolcity in south-west England
Greek Μπρίστολ
- Μπρίστολ (Brístol)city in south-west England
Hebrew בריסטול
- בריסטול (brisṭol)city in south-west England
Hindi ब्रिस्टोल
- ब्रिस्टोल (brisṭol)city in south-west England
Irish Briostó
- Briostócity in south-west England
Japanese ブリストル
- ブリストル (Burisutoru)city in south-west England
Korean 브리스톨
- 브리스톨 (Beuriseutol)city in south-west England
Latin Bristolium
- Bristoliumcity in south-west England
Latvian Bristole
- Bristolecity in south-west England
Lithuanian Bristolis
- Bristoliscity in south-west England
Polish Bristol
- Bristolcity in south-west England
Portuguese Bristol
- Bristolcity in south-west England
Punjabi ਬ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਟੋਲ
- ਬ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਟੋਲ (brisṭol)city in south-west England
Russian Бристо́ль
- Бристо́ль (Bristólʹ)city in south-west England
Tamil ப்ரிஸ்டோல்
- ப்ரிஸ்டோல் (prisṭōl)city in south-west England
Thai บริซโทล
- บริซโทลcity in south-west England
Turkish Bristol
- Bristolcity in south-west England
Ukrainian Бристоль
- Бристоль (Brystolʹ)city in south-west England
Welsh Bryste
- Brystecity in south-west England
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bristol
Cite this entry
bristol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bristol
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