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bree

1 British  
/ briː /

noun

  1. broth, stock, or juice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bree 2 British  
/ briː /

noun

  1. a Scot word for brunt

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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