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breach, breack, break, breich, bretsh,
breach [britʃ, I.Sh. brɛtʃ]
n. A breach. The breaking of waves on a rocky shore.
v. To breach.
n. A breach. The breaking of waves on a rocky shore.
v. To breach.
breallachan, brollachan, brullachan,
breallachan [ˈbrʌlaxən]
n. Gael.The razor-shell Ensis arcuatus or perhaps Mya truncata.
n. Gael.The razor-shell Ensis arcuatus or perhaps Mya truncata.
brachin, braighin, braighum, brecham, brechan, brechem, brehan,
brecham [brɛxm, brɛxn]
n. A horse collar.
n. A horse collar.
brachan, bracken, breacan, brechan,
brechan [ˈbrɛxən, ˈbraxən]
n. A Highland plaid.
n. A Highland plaid.
From Gaelic Breacan.
Brechin, Breichin,
Brechin [ˈbriçɪn]
pn. Brechin (Angus).
pn. Brechin (Angus).
bray, bree, breear, breears, breeir, breeirs, breer, breer, breers, breir, breirs, bri, brie, brieers, brier, brier, briers, briers,
bree [briː]
n. The eyebrow, the brow, forehead.
also the pl. breer [briːr, briər, MN. briɪr] used for an eyelash.
Double pl. breers [briːrz etc.] The eyelashes.
n. The eyebrow, the brow, forehead.
also the pl. breer [briːr, briər, MN. briɪr] used for an eyelash.
Double pl. breers [briːrz etc.] The eyelashes.
Compounds and phrases etc.
by the breers o the een: By the skin of his teeth.
brae, bray, bree, brees, brees, breese, breis, bri, brie, green-brees,
bree [briː]
n. Liquid in which anything has been steeped or boiled so as to extract the essence, broth, soup, gravy. Liquid or moisture of any kind.
pl. brees
v. To pour water on vegetables etc. To drain the water from solids that have been boiled.
n. Liquid in which anything has been steeped or boiled so as to extract the essence, broth, soup, gravy. Liquid or moisture of any kind.
pl. brees
v. To pour water on vegetables etc. To drain the water from solids that have been boiled.
Compounds and phrases etc.
beir the bree: Accept the consequences, the brunt.
green-brees: A cesspool, a pool by a dungheap.
green-brees: A cesspool, a pool by a dungheap.
breed, breedie, breedy, breedy_een, breedyeen, breid,
breed [briːd]
n. Breed. Family, tribe. The like, the equal.
v. To breed. To tame or train animals. To be educated. To resemble, to be like in manners.
pt. pp. bred [brɛd]
n. Breed. Family, tribe. The like, the equal.
v. To breed. To tame or train animals. To be educated. To resemble, to be like in manners.
pt. pp. bred [brɛd]
breedy
adj. Prolific.
adj. Prolific.
Compounds and phrases etc.
breedin: Breeding.
breedy een: U. The oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
hauf-bred: Cross-bred.
breedy een: U. The oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
hauf-bred: Cross-bred.
bread, brede, breed, breeds, breid,
breed [brid]
also pl. breeds
n. Piece of meat for roasting, the innards of an animal usually as food, the pancreas, especially a sheep.
also pl. breeds
n. Piece of meat for roasting, the innards of an animal usually as food, the pancreas, especially a sheep.
breek, breeket, breekit, breeks, breekse, breeksed, breekses, breekst, breekums, breik, breiks, breikums, brikk, brikks, briks, cocka-breekie, cock-a-breekie, cockie-breekie, cockiebreekum, cocky-breeky,
breek [brik]
n. Trousers usually pl. breeks breeches.
dim. breekums [ˈbrikʌmz, ˈbrikɪmz] very short trousers.
v. To put into trousers. To expose a man's nakedness. To flog.
pt. pp. breekit adj. Wearing trousers.
n. Trousers usually pl. breeks breeches.
dim. breekums [ˈbrikʌmz, ˈbrikɪmz] very short trousers.
v. To put into trousers. To expose a man's nakedness. To flog.
pt. pp. breekit adj. Wearing trousers.
breeks
v. I.Ork. To sprain or strain a muscle.
pt. pp. breekst adj. Stiff from exertion.
v. I.Ork. To sprain or strain a muscle.
pt. pp. breekst adj. Stiff from exertion.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bottomless breeks: col. A kilt.
Canongate breeks: sl. Venereal disease.
cockie-breekie: A male of small stature.
Canongate breeks: sl. Venereal disease.
cockie-breekie: A male of small stature.