vbl. sb. Obs. rare–1. [f. BRUT v. + -ING1.] Browsing; clippings of trees.
1577. B. Googe, Heresbach’s Husb. (1586), 131 b. You may give them the toppes of olive trees, lentils, or any tender brutinges, or branches of vines.
1662. Evelyn, Sylva (1679), 22. To protect them [trees] … from the … brutting of Cattle and Sheep. Ibid. (1699), Acetaria, I. vi. § 2 (R.). This preserves itself best from the bruttings of the deer.
