English Explanatory Dictionary

Brattleboro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
noun
  1. A kind of rat used in medical research, having a naturally-occurring genetic mutation that prevents it from producing vasopressin.

Word forms

Brattleboro Brattleborough Brattleboros

Etymology

From Brattle + -boro, named after Major-General William Brattle.

Derived words

West Brattleboro
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