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[ˈbratɪs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a partition or shaft lining in a coal mine, typically made of wood or heavy cloth
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Origin
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Middle English (denoting a temporary wooden gallery for use in a siege): from Old French bretesche, from medieval Latin britisca, from Old English brittisc ‘British’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century
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