braird

[ braird ]

noun

1. the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.

verb (used without object)

1. (of a crop or a seed) to sprout; appear above the ground.

Word History and Origins

Origin of braird¹

1400–50; late Middle English breird, variant of brerd a sprout, to sprout, Old English brerd edge, top; akin to brad

Example Sentences

Braird, a 51-year-old engineer who hails from the Paqueta Island deep within the Guanabara Bay and has worked at Cedae for more than 15 years, also expressed surprise when asked about illnesses resulting from the pathogens lurking in Rio’s polluted waterways.

From Washington Times

Small farmers make up most of Braird’s business.

From Washington Times

The saving of manure, in the first instance, by the use of the drop-drill, appears to be considerable, since it has been frequently asserted that ten or twelve bushels of bone-dust per acre, will produce a braird equal, if not superior, to sixteen or eighteen bushels put in by the continuous mode.

From Project Gutenberg

The bone-dust secures a good and quick braird of the plant, and the dung supports it powerfully afterwards.

From Project Gutenberg

On week-days he was seen by passers-by to drive his flocks afield, and to overlook his sheep on the hill-pastures, or in the pen-fold; and as it was still spring, and seed-time had been late this season, he was observed holding the plough, as of yore; nor had his skill deserted him—for the furrows were as straight as if drawn by a rule on paper—and soon bright and beautiful was the braird on all the low lands of his farm.

From Project Gutenberg