Definitions
minute crustaceans forming food for right whales
Word origin
First use appears c. 1901, either a shortening of Britisher or Briton, or a back-formation from British.
Used in a sentence
“If Brit joins Common Market . . .; terms for Brit's entry agreed upon, U S will face new econ, political, defense problems when Brit joins EEC; […]”
“Worked extensively in Brit and USA on behaviour of biol fluids, particularly blood, also lectured in Brit, Germany, Sweden, Japan, Can, USA, 1960s; […]”
“The second theocentric approach to observance stresses the partnership of God and man. The Torah and the mitzvot express the eternal brit or covenant made between God and the Jewish people.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tiny whale food”4 letters
02“UK person, casually”4 letters
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