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†BRAVOORA, n. (See second quot.)Sc. 1821 Edin. Mag. (April) 351:
Thae . . . critics get up wi' sic lang-nebbit gallehooings, an' youfat bravooras.Ayr. 1825 Jam.2:
Bravoora, such a degree of irritation or fury, in man or beast, as to assume the appearance of madness. It is said of a brute animal, when ferocious, "He's in his bravooras."
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