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English Dictionary: braying by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bray \Bray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound,
      grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.]
      To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
  
               Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
               yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
                                                                              xxvii. 22.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Braying \Bray"ing\, a.
      Making a harsh noise; blaring. [bd]Braying trumpets.[b8]
      --Shak.
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