branny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of branny
Example Sentences
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"Jack," she said one night, "go over in the morning to the fair to sell the branny cow."
From Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore by Budell, Ada
The skin is rough with white branny scales, which are full of chinks; often moist beneath, and itching.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Grades of Flour.—Flour is the purified, refined, and bolted product obtained by reduction and granulation of wheat during and after the removal of the branny portions of the wheat kernel.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
Ringworm of the Body.—This type of ringworm usually begins as one or several round, somewhat raised and very small, defined congested spots and these are covered with a few branny scales.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
They are generally followed by branny desquamation of the cuticle in the position they have occupied.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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