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noun

Brat n.

A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general. (Obs.)

A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib. (Prov. Eng. & Scot.)

A child; an offspring; formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense. "This brat is none of mine." "A beggar's brat." "O Israel! O household of the Lord! O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed!"

The young of an animal. (Obs.)

Brat n. (Mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

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"Brat" Quotes from Famous Books

... Loumand, he Was surely wroth thereat: “Ride hence, and boast not of thy birth, Thou art a bastard brat.” ...

— Little Engel - a ballad with a series of epigrams from the Persian - - - Translator: George Borrow • Thomas J. Wise

... could not speak. Indeed, neither his father nor his mother could bear the sight of him, for they thought, "A poor sort of Tzar will a dumb boy make!" They even prayed, and said, "If only we could have another child, whatever it is like, it could be no worse than this tongue-tied brat who cannot say a word." And for that wish they were punished, as you shall hear. And they took no sort of care of the little Prince Ivan, and he spent all his time in the stables, listening to the ...

— Old Peter's Russian Tales • Arthur Ransome

... to patch up his fame, or fill his purse, Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse; Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be known, Defacing first, then claiming for ...

— Familiar Quotations • John Bartlett

... cried her mother, sharply, "yo'n getten fine feelings wi' your larning fro t' good feythers, Dolly. Os ey said efore, ey wish t' brat wur ...

— The Lancashire Witches - A Romance of Pendle Forest • William Harrison Ainsworth

... his love affairs, that he would keep her waiting while he made an entry in his diary, or other book of written notes, and then declare solemnly that the only girl he had ever loved was named Patsy, and was a thankless brat, unworthy of the care and affection of the ...

— Patsy • S. R. Crockett

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