- a variation of brier.
briar
Example Sentences
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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
It created a taut moment before we were launched into the briar patch below and Br’er Rabbit could hop to safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024
And the witness box is his briar patch.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
"If she thinks her case is so weak she doesn't want to send it over, throw me into that briar patch."
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2019
There were, I remembered now, some wicked briar patches, but I was feeling no pain.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
