brandreth
nounEtymology From Middle English brandreth, from Old English brandrād, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *brandaraidō.
1
Historical A tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
- […] the girdle was less and lighter, and upon an iron tripod, called a brandreth […]2006, Bill Griffiths, Stotty 'n' Spice Cake: The Story of North East Cooking, Northumbria University Press, page 104:
- Paid for working 5 stone of iron of the old “brandreth” at 2d. 10d.1837, The Publications of the Surtees Society, page ccccxx:
2
Obsolete A railing around a well.