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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRASHLOCH, n.¹ “A crop consisting of a mixture of oats and rye, or of barley and rye” (Gall. 1825 Jam.²). Not known to our correspondents. [′brɑʃlɔx]Gall. 1810 S. Smith Gen. View Agric. Gall. 123:
In place of winter rye, the farmers often sow in spring a mixture of rye and oats, provincially termed brashloch.