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brattice.

A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɹæt.ɪs/UK, US
  1. A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar.

  2. A wooden structure used for attack or defence, such as an archery tower, or a penthouse built over the entry to a castle for archers to shoot from.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English bretage, bretace, from Old French bretesce, bretesche, breteske, from Late Latin brittisca.

verb/ˈbɹæt.ɪs/UK, US
  1. To divide into partitions of this kind.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English bretage, bretace, from Old French bretesce, bretesche, breteske, from Late Latin brittisca.

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