brash

Small fragments of crushed ice, collected by wind or currents, near the shore; or such that the ship can easily force through.

← bran-new × brass →

Brash
·noun Broken fragments of ice. II. Brash ·adj Hasty in temper; impetuous. III. Brash ·adj Brittle,...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
brash
Brittle. In New England this word is used in speaking of wood or timber that is brittle. In New York...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
brash
a fit, or tumbling one about. Northumb. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Water brash
·- ·see under <<Brash>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language