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Brin vs Brink - What's the difference?

brin | brink |

As nouns the difference between brin and brink

is that brin is one of the radiating sticks of a fan while brink is the edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm also used figuratively.

brin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of the radiating sticks of a fan.
    • (Knight)

    Usage notes

    * The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches. (Webster 1913) ----

    brink

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also used figuratively.

    • Derived terms

    * on the brink

    External links

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