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braid, bred, breed, brob, brobbit, brod, brodd, broddit, brode,
brod [brɔd, brod]
n. Something with a point on, as a goad, a spur. A broad-headed nail. A stroke or thrust with any sharp-pointed instrument.
v. To prick, to pierce, to jab. To appear, to show up in a point, as corn when it brairds.
pt. pp. broddit
n. Something with a point on, as a goad, a spur. A broad-headed nail. A stroke or thrust with any sharp-pointed instrument.
v. To prick, to pierce, to jab. To appear, to show up in a point, as corn when it brairds.
pt. pp. broddit
broag, brog, brogger, broggle, broghle, brogue, brooghle, brougle, browg, brug, grogle,
brog [brɔg, brog, brʌg, NN. brʌug]
n. A bradawl, a boring instrument, a goad. A jab with such an instrument. Anything pointed.
v. To prick, pierce.
n. A bradawl, a boring instrument, a goad. A jab with such an instrument. Anything pointed.
v. To prick, pierce.
broggle [brɔgl, brogl, U. brugl]
v. To prick or prod a hole in a strap, belt etc. To patch shoes. To botch, to bungle, to spoil.
n. An ineffectual attempt to strike a pointed instrument into a particular place. One who does work clumsily. A job clumsily performed.
v. To prick or prod a hole in a strap, belt etc. To patch shoes. To botch, to bungle, to spoil.
n. An ineffectual attempt to strike a pointed instrument into a particular place. One who does work clumsily. A job clumsily performed.
Compounds and phrases etc.
brogger: A horse-shoer, a maker of clogs.
broag, brog, brogan, brogue,
brogue [brog]
n. A rough Highland shoe of untanned hide, stitched with thongs of leather. An offtake.
dim. brogan
n. A rough Highland shoe of untanned hide, stitched with thongs of leather. An offtake.
dim. brogan
broich, broicher, broigh, broigher,
broich [ˈbrɔiç]
also broicher
v. To be in a fume of heat or state of violent perspiration and panting.
also broicher
v. To be in a fume of heat or state of violent perspiration and panting.
Compounds and phrases etc.
broich o heat: A fume, a state of complete perspiration.
broltie, brolty, skitterbroltie, skitter-broltie, skitterbrolty,
broltie [I.Ork. ˈbrɔlti]
also skitter-broltie
v. The corn bunting Miliaria calandra.
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also skitter-broltie
v. The corn bunting Miliaria calandra.
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bromine,
bromine [ˈbroːmin]
n. Bromine.
n. Bromine.
bronach, bronyach,
bronach [NN.a. ˈbrɔnəx, ˈbrɔnjəx]
n. A poor creature.
adj. Sad or listless.
n. A poor creature.
adj. Sad or listless.
bronggie, brongi, brongie, brongie_scarf, brongieskarf, brongiewheeda, brongikwidin, brongiskarf, brunga, brungawheedie, brungi, brungie, brungikwidin, brungi-wheedie,
brongie [I.Sh. ˈbrɔŋgi]
n. The great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
n. The great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
Compounds and phrases etc.
brongie scarf: An immature cormorant.
brongiewheeda: White-breasted cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus, a nickname for a man wearing a white waistcoat.
brongiewheeda: White-breasted cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus, a nickname for a man wearing a white waistcoat.
broanze, bronze,
bronze [brɔnz, bronz]
n. Bronze.
n. Bronze.
broazy, brose, broser, brose-time, brosey, brosie, brosier, brosy, browse,
brose [broːz]
n. A dish made by mixing boiling water or milk with oatmeal or peasemeal, and adding salt and butter. Living, livelihood.
v. To sweat from exertion or arduous toil.
n. A dish made by mixing boiling water or milk with oatmeal or peasemeal, and adding salt and butter. Living, livelihood.
v. To sweat from exertion or arduous toil.
brosie [ˈbroːzi, S. ˈbrøːzi]
adj. Bedaubed with brose, brose-fed, coarse, stout, flabby, clumsy in speech. Healthy, substantial.
adj. Bedaubed with brose, brose-fed, coarse, stout, flabby, clumsy in speech. Healthy, substantial.
Compounds and phrases etc.
broser: A brose-eater, a coarse-looking stout person.
brose-time: Mealtime.
cauld brose: n. Oatmeal stirred in cold water or sour milk.
hasty brose: A kind of quickly-made brose.
brose-time: Mealtime.
cauld brose: n. Oatmeal stirred in cold water or sour milk.
hasty brose: A kind of quickly-made brose.