BRETTICE
Noun
brettice (plural brettices)
Alternative form of brattice
Verb
brettice (third-person singular simple present brettices, present participle bretticing, simple past and past participle bretticed)
Alternative form of brattice
Source: Wiktionary
Bret"tice, n.; pl. Brettices. Etym: [OE. bretasce, bretage, parapet,
OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bretèche, LL. breteschia, bertresca,
prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett board; akin to E. board. See Board, n.,
and cf. Bartizan.]
Definition: The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of
coal mines. See Brattice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition