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Webster 1913 Edition
Brat
Brat
(brăt)
, Noun.
[OE.
bratt
coarse garnment, AS. bratt
cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat
clout, rag, Gael. brat
cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat
cloak; properly then, a child’s bib or clout; hence, a child.] 1.
A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Wright.
3.
A child; an offspring; – formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.
“This brat is none of mine.” Shak.
“A beggar's brat.” Swift.
O Israel! O household of the Lord!
O Abraham's
O Abraham's
brats
! O brood of blessed seed! Gascoigne.
4.
The young of an animal.
[Obs.]
L'Estrange.
Brat
,Noun.
(Mining)
A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brat
BRAT
,Noun.
1.
Offspring; progeny.