brandreth

Or bran·drith

[bran-drith]

noun

1. a wooden fence around a well.

2. an iron tripod or trivet placed over a fire.

3. any similar support or framework.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brandreth¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Old Norse brandreith grate, equivalent to brand brand + reith vehicle (cognate with road, raid ); replacing Old English brandrād trivet and brandrida fire-grate

Example Sentences

Speaking on former MP and television presenter Gyles Brandreth's Rosebud podcast, she said she was "Nigerian through ancestry" but "by identity, I'm not really".

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It was not endorsed by its two Conservative members, Aphra Brandreth and Sir John Whittingdale, who said the UK should only back the move as part of a wider two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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Brandreth told BBC Politics North West the bill was about "responsible dog ownership", and it had been prompted by her meeting Mr Latham last year.

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Ms Brandreth said the bill had been worked on with MPs across different parties and also Welsh MPs.

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Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth's bill would give police more powers to use such evidence and extend the offence of livestock worrying to cover animals such as alpacas.

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