brandreth
brandreth noun: a tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
Noun
brandreth (plural brandreths)
- A tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
- […] the girdle was less and lighter, and upon an iron tripod, called a brandreth […]2006, Bill Griffiths, Stotty 'n' Spice Cake: The Story of North East Cooking, Northumbria University Press, page 104
- Paid for working 5 stone of iron of the old “brandreth” at 2d. 10d.1837, The Publications of the Surtees Society, page ccccxx
- A railing around a well.
Proper noun capitalized: Brandreth
Brandreth
- A surname.
- A fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England
brandreth meaning in Tamil
brandreth in Tamil
- மிடா வைக்கும் மரத்தாங்கி, வைக்கோற் போர்ச்சட்டம், கிணற்றின் தோவள அழி
Forms of brandreth
| plural | brandreths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | brandrith |
Origin of brandreth
From Middle English brandreth, from Old English brandrād, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *brandaraidō.
Questions about brandreth
- What does brandreth mean?
- Brandreth means a tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
- What is brandreth in Tamil?
- Brandreth in Tamil is மிடா வைக்கும் மரத்தாங்கி, வைக்கோற் போர்ச்சட்டம், கிணற்றின் தோவள அழி. See Brandreth meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is brandreth?
- Brandreth can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of brandreth?
- The plural of brandreth is brandreths.
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