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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRASH, n.2 In phr. a' to brash, all to pieces.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 84:
Adown the heugh the chiel reel'd a' to brash — His banes and eggs met an unwelcome crash.

[Cf. Brash, v., 1 (1), and Eng. brash, a mass or heap of fragments (N.E.D.).]

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