"brush-down" meaning in English

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      "form": "brush-downs",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part Two, Chapter 3",
          "text": "Give me a brush-down, would you? Have I got any twigs in my hair? Are you sure? Then good-bye, my love, good-bye!'",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Clara Miller, The Reluctant Heretic, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing",
          "text": "Together, the two young men fed and watered their mounts, gave them quick brush-downs and chatted happily the whole time.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 November 1, Joanna Simmons, Emily Henson, “Modern rustic: decorating your home with reclaimed timber”, in The Daily Telegraph",
          "text": "A light sand or a soft brush-down with wire wool is often enough to clean up the wood while preserving its character.",
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        "The act of brushing down (a person, animal or object)."
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "brushout"
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  "word": "brush-down"
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      "form": "brush-downs",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "brushout"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part Two, Chapter 3",
          "text": "Give me a brush-down, would you? Have I got any twigs in my hair? Are you sure? Then good-bye, my love, good-bye!'",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Clara Miller, The Reluctant Heretic, Virtualbookworm.com Publishing",
          "text": "Together, the two young men fed and watered their mounts, gave them quick brush-downs and chatted happily the whole time.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 November 1, Joanna Simmons, Emily Henson, “Modern rustic: decorating your home with reclaimed timber”, in The Daily Telegraph",
          "text": "A light sand or a soft brush-down with wire wool is often enough to clean up the wood while preserving its character.",
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        "The act of brushing down (a person, animal or object)."
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