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braxies

braxies is the plural of braxy.

Meaning of braxy

Noun

braxy (countable and uncountable, plural braxies)

  1. An inflammatory disease of sheep caused by Clostridium septicum
    Synonyms:
    bradsot
  2. (historical) Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general.
    • If they suffocated before they could be slaughtered, their meat was unfit for human consumption, though it found its way on to the market as ‘braxy’, in shops patronized only by the very poor.1993, Pat Barker, The Eye in the Door (The Regeneration Trilogy), Penguin, published 2014, page 457

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Questions about braxies

What is braxies the plural of?
Braxies is the plural of braxy.

Words near braxies in the dictionary

  1. brawnsome
  2. brawny
  3. brawt
  4. brawts
  5. brawtus
  6. braxies
  7. Braxton
  8. Braxton County
  9. Braxton Hicks
  10. Braxton Hicks contraction
  11. Braxton Hicks contractions

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