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▪ I. brassic, a.|ˈbræsɪk|
[f. next.]
Pertaining to or derived from the genus Brassica.
1879Watts Dict. Chem. I. 655 Colza oil is a mixture of two glycerides, which yield by saponification brassic acid.
▪ II. brassic, a.2 Brit. slang.
Brit. |ˈbrasɪk|, U.S. |ˈbræsɪk|
[Contraction of boracic adj.]
In full brassic lint: = boracic adj. 2; penniless, ‘skint’.
1982J. Sullivan Only Fools & Horses (1999) I. 2nd Ser. Episode 7. 120 Oh no, come on Del, most nobility are brassic nowadays aren't they? 1993I. Welsh Trainspotting 120 Every cat's dead palsy-walsy likesay, but once they suss that you're brassic lint, they sortay just drift away intae the shadows. 2000M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze (2001) xxviii. 320 And he's got to front us the cash. I've been brassic for weeks. |