Brăd, n.

n. [Cf. Dan. braad, prick, sting, brod, prick, sting, brodde, ice-spur, frost-nail, Sw. brodd, frost-nail, Icel. broddr, any pointed piece of iron or steel, brydda, to prick, Scot. brod, brode, goad, to brod, to prick, spur, Arm. broud, point, goad, a nail without a head, Ir. & Gael. brod and braid, goad, sting, W. brath, a stabbing or stinging, brathu, to stab, sting.] A particular kind of nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head.