What does brishings mean?
Brishings means (UK, dialect) hedge trimmings.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, dialect) hedge trimmings.
The first wood down is sere and small, / From the hills, the brishings off the hills; / And then come by the bats and all / We cut last year in the hills; […]
The fire our friend, that symbol since the cave, / Which on a wintry morning, still half dark, / In roadside fireside when our days are stark / But bonfire brishings of the hedges spark / Touches our childish heart, and makes us brave.
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Brishings means (UK, dialect) hedge trimmings.
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The first wood down is sere and small, / From the hills, the brishings off the hills; / And then come by the bats and all / We cut last year in the hills; […]
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