n. & v. --n. 1 a toothed instrument used for crushing flax and hemp. 2 (in full brake harrow) a heavy kind of harrow for breaking up large lumps of earth. --v.tr. crush (flax or hemp) by beating it. [ME, rel. to BREAK(1)]
BRAKE
Meaning of BRAKE in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012