Braying

Braying
Bray Bray (br[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed} (br[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.] To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. [1913 Webster]

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov. xxvii. 22. [1913 Webster]


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