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əˌbɪt noun
any of various plants bearing thorns or prickly appendages, as the grapple plant or the greenbrier.
Origin:
1775–85; translation of Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie < Dutch wacht een beetje
1775–85; translation of Afrikaans wag-'n-bietjie < Dutch wacht een beetje
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| wait-a-bit | |
| —n | |
| any of various plants having sharp hooked thorns or similar appendages, esp the greenbrier and the grapple plant | |
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Wait-a-bit
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