From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brash \Brash\, a. [Cf. Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle.]
Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Colloq., U. S.] --Bartlett.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brash \Brash\, n. [See {Brash} brittle.]
1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
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2. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges.
[Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying
alluvial deposits. --Lyell.
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4. Broken fragments of ice. --Kane.
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{Water brash} (Med.), an affection characterized by a
spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a
rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis.
{Weaning brash} (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which
sometimes attacks children just weaned.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brash \Brash\ (br[a^]sh), a. [Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh,
sharp, tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk.]
Hasty in temper; impetuous. --Grose.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brash
adj 1: offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old
rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
[syn: {brash}, {cheeky}, {nervy}]
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