anbury

noun

an·​bury

ˈanbərē,

ˈam-,

-ˌbe-

plural -es

1

: angleberry

2

: clubroot

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of (assumed) earlier English angberry, from ang- (from Old English, narrow, painful) + berry

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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