Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BRISK'ET
BRISK, or BRISK-UPBRISK'-LOOK-ING
BRISK'ET, n. [Qu. Fr. brechet.]
The breast of an animal; or that part of the breast that lies next to the ribs. The fore part of the neck of a horse, at the shoulder down to the fore legs. – Bailey.
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