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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRAD, Brawd, Braad, v. and n.2 [brɑd, brɑ:d, brɔd, brɛd (Marw.)]
1. v. “To ‘strike' a fish, give the line a sudden jerk when a fish is nibbling so as to hook it” (Ork. 1929 Marw., brad; Cai. c.1920 (per Sh.1), brawd).
2. n. “A sharp pull to hook a fish” (Cai. 1907 D. B. Nicolson in County of Cai. 66, braad).
[O.N. bregða, to cause to move (quickly), cf. O.E. breȝdan, Mid.Eng. breyde, to make a sudden movement. The n. is also present in O.E. bræȝd- and O.N. bragð, a jerk or twist.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Brad v., n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 27 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/brad_v_n2>
