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balbriggan definition

bal·brig·gan (bal brig′ən)

noun

a knitted cotton material used for hosiery, underwear, etc.

Etymology: after Balbriggan, town in Ireland

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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