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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brat \Brat\ (br[a^]t), n. [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.
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2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a
bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright.
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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.
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O Israel! O household of the Lord!
O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed!
--Gascoigne.
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4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brat \Brat\, n. (Mining)
A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brat
n 1: a very troublesome child [syn: {terror}, {brat}, {little
terror}, {holy terror}]
2: a small pork sausage [syn: {bratwurst}, {brat}]
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