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braxy

UK/ˈbɹaksi/

braxy noun: an inflammatory disease of sheep caused by Clostridium septicum.

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

Adjective

braxy (not comparable)

  1. Diseased with braxy.

Synonyms of braxy

Forms of braxy

pluralbraxies

Questions about braxy

What does braxy mean?
Braxy means an inflammatory disease of sheep caused by Clostridium septicum.
What part of speech is braxy?
Braxy can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce braxy?
Braxy is pronounced /ˈbɹaksi/ (UK).
What is the plural of braxy?
The plural of braxy is braxies.

Words near braxy in the dictionary

  1. Braxton Hicks
  2. Braxton Hicks contraction
  3. Braxton Hicks contractions
  4. Braxton Hickses
  5. Braxtons
  6. braxy
  7. bray
  8. Bray Head
  9. Bray Park
  10. Brayboy
  11. Brayboys

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