DCHP-2
Grand Brulé Cdn French DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a large area of burnt-over forest land (latterly only in French-Canadian place names).
See also: brulé (def. 1)
- 1793 (1933) At intervals through the pines we could see like a large clearing apparently made by fire and which the Canadians would call a Grand-Brulé.
- 1854 With the exception of the Grand Brule (where the soil is sandy) the land continues of a similar character. . . .
- 1793 (1933) At intervals through the pines we could see like a large clearing apparently made by fire and which the Canadians would call a Grand-Brulé.