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briny
(briny)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbrʌɪni/
adjective
(
brinier
,
briniest
)
of salty water or the sea; salty:
the briny tang of the scallops
noun
(
the briny
)
British
informal
the sea:
the vortices that suck ships to the bottom of the briny
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