braxy
/ˈbɹaksi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Diseased with braxy.
Example Sentences
- "If they suffocated before they could be slaughtered, their meat was unfit for human consumption, though it found its way on to the market as ‘braxy’, in shops patronized only by the very poor."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈbɹaksi/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.