Noah Webster
Bray
BRAY, verb transitive
1. To pound, beat or grind small; as, to bray a fool in a mortar. Proverbs 27:22.
2. To make a harsh sound, as of an ass.
3. To make a harsh, disagreeable grating sound.
BRAY, noun The harsh sound or roar of an ass; a harsh grating sound.
1. Shelving ground.
BRAY, noun A bank or mound of earth.