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brink (briŋk)

noun

  1. the edge, esp. at the top of a steep place; verge: often used figuratively at the brink of war
  2. the bank, esp. when steep, of a river or other body of water

Etymology: ME < MLowG or Dan, shore, bank, grassy edge; prob. < IE *bhreng-, var. of base *bhren-, project, edge > L frons, front

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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