GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Bramble , n. [OE. brembil, AS. brēmel, brēmbel, brǣmbel (akin to OHG. brāmal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. brōm. See Broom.]
   (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.
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   The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes.
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   (Zool.) The brambling or bramble finch.
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   Brambling , n. [OE. bramline. See Bramble, n.] (Zool.) The European mountain finch (Fringilla montifringilla); -- called also bramble finch and bramble.
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