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Definition of: brattice
(brat′is) noun
1. A plank partition; especially, inside planking in a mine.
2. In old fortifications, a temporary parapet or breastwork.
—v.t. brat·ticed, brat·tic·ing To furnish with a brattice. [<OF bretesche, ult. <Gmc.]
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