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brunies

brunies is the plural of brunie.

Meaning of brunie

Noun

brunie (plural brunies)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A kind of scone made with flour or oatmeal.
    • While the lines were running to the bottom, seeking the fish far below, the men smoked or cut bait, and the younger ones took a surreptitious bite of a brunie, for skippers thought it a sign of softness if their men wanted food and drink too soon.1997, Alexander Fenton, The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland, page 590

Questions about brunies

What is brunies the plural of?
Brunies is the plural of brunie.

Words near brunies in the dictionary

  1. Brunhilde
  2. Brunhildr
  3. Bruni
  4. bruniaceous
  5. brunie
  6. brunies
  7. brunification
  8. brunified
  9. Bruning
  10. Brunings
  11. brunion

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