branny

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"Jack," she said one night, "go over in the morning to the fair to sell the branny cow."

From Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore by Budell, Ada

Not only did they contain a minimum of branny and fibrous matters, but they were also the driest that could be found.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

The stem is stout, generally short, equal or tapering upward, abruptly narrowed at the base, minutely branny, colored like or a little paler than the cap, purplish-gray within.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

Coarsely ground, sharp branny particles in bread irritate the intestines, and cause excessive waste of nutriment; but finely ground wheatmeal is free from this objection, and is beneficial in preventing constipation.

From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Duncan, A. W.

The skin is rough with white branny scales, which are full of chinks; often moist beneath, and itching.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus