"brivet" meaning in All languages combined

See brivet on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɪvɪt/ Forms: brivets [present, singular, third-person], briveting [participle, present], brivetting [participle, present], briveted [participle, past], briveted [past], brivetted [participle, past], brivetted [past]
enPR: brĭvʹĭt Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=brivetted|pres_ptc2=brivetting}} brivet (third-person singular simple present brivets, present participle briveting or brivetting, simple past and past participle briveted or brivetted)
  1. (intransitive, British, West Midlands) To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner. Tags: British, West-Midlands, intransitive Synonyms: brivit

Inflected forms

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    {
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        },
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          "ref": "1920, Eric Leadbitter, Shepherd's warning, page 148:",
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        "(intransitive, British, West Midlands) To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɹɪvɪt/"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "1920, Eric Leadbitter, Shepherd's warning, page 148:",
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    {
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}

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