brattice

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French breteske, from Latin bretachia; probably of Teutonic origin.

Noun

brattice (plural brattices)

  1. A wooden partition in a coal mine.

Verb

brattice (third-person singular simple present brattices, present participle bratticing, simple past and past participle bratticed)

  1. (transitive) To divide into partitions of this kind.
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