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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1571, 1666
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Brake, Braik, n. [ME. brake (c 1450), MLG. brake, MDu. braeke (Du. braak).] A brake for flax or hemp. — 1567 Edinburgh Testaments I. 4.
Twa brakis 1571 Ib. 192 b.
Sevin braikis 1666 Ib. LXXII. 194.
Ane braik for lint
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