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Webster 1913 Edition


Brattice

Brat′tice

,
Noun.
[See
Brettice
.]
(Mining)
(a)
A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.
(b)
Planking to support a roof or wall.

Definition 2024


brattice

brattice

English

Alternative forms

Noun

brattice (plural brattices)

  1. A wooden partition in a coal mine.

Verb

brattice (third-person singular simple present brattices, present participle bratticing, simple past and past participle bratticed)

  1. (transitive) To divide into partitions of this kind.