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braird
(brârd),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Scot.]n.
v.i.
- Scottish Termsthe first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops;
new growth.
v.i.
- Scottish Terms(of a crop or a seed) to sprout;
appear above the ground.
- 1400–50; late Middle English breird, variant of brerd a sprout, to sprout, Old English brerd edge, top; akin to brad
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