bree
1 Britishnoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bree1
Old English brīg , variant of brīw pottage; related to Old High German brīo soup, Old English brīwan to cook, Middle Irish brēo flame
Origin of bree2
C19: perhaps from earlier bree brow
Example Sentences
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Or bawd bree, the rich hare broth of Scotland?
From Time Magazine Archive
He has thrown aff his plaid, the silly auld carle, An' his bonnet frae 'boon his bree; An' wha was it but the young Maxwell!
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
Janet has kilted her green kirtle A little aboon her knee, And she has broded her yellow hair A little aboon her bree, And she’s awa’ to Carterhaugh, As fast as she can hie.
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
Aye, set yer bonnet on yer heid, An' cock it up upon yer bree, O' a' yer tricks ye'll hae some need Afore ye get the best o' me!
From Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus by Jacob, Violet
How easy can the barley bree Cement the quarrel!
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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