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braxy

/ˈbɹaksi/ UK

noun braxies

countable, uncountable An inflammatory disease of sheep caused by Clostridium septicum
Similar: bradsot
countable, historical, uncountable Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general. If they suffocated before they could be slaughtered, their meat was unfit for human consumption, though it found its way on to the market as ‘braxy’, in shops patronized only by the very poor.

adjective

not comparable Diseased with braxy.

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@misc{braxy_2026,
  title = {braxy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/braxy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}