Brat (?), n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat cloak, apron, raf, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's bib or clout; hence, a child.]
1.
A coarse garnment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in general.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Wright.
3.
A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense, but now usually in a contemptuous sense.
"This
brat is none of mine."
Shak. "A beggar's
brat."
Swift.
O Israel! O household of the Lord!
O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed!
Gascoigne.
4.
The young of an animal.
[Obs.]
L'Estrange.
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Brat (?), n. Mining
A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
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