[f. BRIM v.1] The action of the verb BRIM1: said of swine.

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1530.  Palsgr., 824/2. A brimmyng as a bore or sowe doth, en rouyt.

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1601.  Holland, Pliny, I. 230. They stand lightly to the first brimming.

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1616.  Surfl. & Markh., Countr. Farm, I. xxiv. 106. They begin to grow hot and goe a brimming.

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1671.  Charente, Let. Customs Tafiletta, 46. The wild Boars are most furious creatures, especially in Brimmin time.

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