Bragget

Bragget
Bragget Brag"get, n. [OE. braket, bragot, fr. W. bragawd, bragod, fr. brag malt.] A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

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