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/bray"keuhr/, n.1. a person or thing that breaks.2. a wave that breaks or dashes into foam.3. CB Radio Slang. a person who indicates a wish to transmit a message, as by breaking in on a channel.4. Also called breaker strip. Auto. a strip of fabric under the tread of a pneumatic tire casing, designed to protect the carcass.5. Textiles.a. brake1 (def. 4).b. a machine that separates the fiber from foreign matter in preparation for the carding process.6. Also called prairie breaker. a plow with a long, low moldboard for turning virgin land.7. Elect. See circuit breaker.8. Mining.a. a building where coal delivered from a mine is broken up and sorted.b. a machine that reduces large lumps of coal or ore to a size that can be accommodated by a conveyor belt.9. a break dancer.10. CB Radio Slang. (used to announce that a person is about to transmit a message or question on a channel, esp. one already in use.)[1125-75; ME; see BREAK, -ER1]breaker2/bray"keuhr/, n. Naut.a small water cask for use in a boat.[1825-35; said to be alter. of Sp bareca, var. of barrica small keg]
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