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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†BRISSEL STICK, n.comb. “Logwood chips used for dyeing” (Fif. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 29). [The first element is appar. Eng. brazil, †bresil, another type of American wood used for dyeing, from which Brazil takes its name. See Brissel-cock.]
