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Bigʹot

means simply a worshipper (Anglo-Saxon, bigan, to worship; German, bigott). Various explanations have been given from time to time, but none are well supported.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Bifrost
Big
Big Bird
Big-endians
Big Gooseberry Season (The)
Big-wig (A)
Bigaroon
Bighes (pron. bees)
Bight
Bigorne
Bigot
Bigot and his Castle of Bungay
Bilbo
Bilboes
Bile
Bilge Water
Bilk
Bilker (A)
Bill (The)
Bill (A)
Bill of Fare (A)