Defn: A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.
BRIZE
Brize, n.
Defn: The breeze fly. See Breeze. Shak.
BROACH
Broach, n. Etym: [OE. broche, F. broche, fr. LL. brocca; prob. of
Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog awl. Cf. Brooch.]
1. A spit. [Obs.] He turned a broach that had worn a crown. Bacon.
2. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.
3. (Mech.) (a) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper. (b) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.
4. (Masonry)
Defn: A broad chisel for stonecutting.
5. (Arch.)