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Definitions for: Brash [adj] offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
[adj] presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"
Webster (1913) Definition: Brash, a. [Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh, sharp,
tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk.]
Hasty in temper; impetuous. --Grose.
Brash, a. [Cf. Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle.]
Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Colloq., U. S.] --Bartlett.
Brash, n. [See Brash brittle.]
1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.
2. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges.
[Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying
alluvial deposits. --Lyell.
4. Broken fragments of ice. --Kane.
Water brash (Med.), an affection characterized by a
spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a
rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis.
Weaning brash (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which
sometimes attacks children just weaned.
Synonyms: bold, cheeky, daredevil, forward, nervy, temerarious
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