Brash, Braish. Of weather, cold and bracing.—N.W.
Brashy. Full of small stones and grit. 'Th' vier wer ter'ble braishy 'smarnin',' the coal was bad and stony.—N.W.
Bread-and-Cheese. (3) Add:—S.W. (Deverill.)
Break. (1) Add:—Still used in this sense at Deverill, S.W. (2) Of a spring, to rise.—N. & S.W.
'When the springs doe breake in Morecombe-bottom, in the north side of the parish of Broade Chalke, which is seldome, 'tis observed that it foretells a deer yeare for corne.'—Aubrey's Nat. Hist. Wilts, p. 34, ed. Brit.
Breeding-bag. The ovary of a sow.—N.W.
Brevet. (1) Add:—'Brevettin' into other folks' business.'—S.W. (Deverill.)
*Brimmer. A broad-brimmed hat.—S.W. (Deverill.)
Brit, Brittle out. (1) Add:—S.W. (2) Add:—S.W.
Broken-mouthed. Children are said to be 'broken-mouthed,' when they are losing their teeth.—N.W.