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bringawn

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Etymology

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Derived from Middle English broyn (“muscle”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”). Compare also gring (“groyne”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bringawn

  1. limpet[2]
    Synonym: barnaugh

References

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  1. ^ Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990) “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 155
  2. ^ Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136
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