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bristle

1. the thick strong animal fibers collected at commercial abattoirs for use in brushes.

2. the sharp serrated awns of grass and some cereal seeds that confer a capacity to penetrate normal skin and mucosa and to cause ulcerative stomatitis, grass seed abscess and the like.

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