(brash) adjective
Brittle: said of wood or timber. [Cf. dial. E (Northern) brassish brittle]

(brash) adjective
1. Quick–tempered; irascible; hasty; rash.
2. Saucy; pert.
3. Active; quick. [Cf. G barsch harsh and Sw. barsk impetuous]
—brash′ly adverb
—brash′ness noun

(brash) noun
1. A transient attack of sickness, especially one arising from a disordered stomach.
2. A rash or eruption.
3. An attack; bout; brush.
4. Brit. Dial. A shower of rain. [? Blend of BREAK and CRASH, DASH, SPLASH, etc.]
—brash′i·ness n.
—brash′y adjective

(brash) noun
1. A heap of rubbish.
2. Any brittle wood. [Prob. <F brèche rubble]