Broggle
Brog″gle (�), v. i. [Dim. of Prov. E. brog to broggle. Cf. Brog, n.] To sniggle, or fish with a brog. Wright.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Brogue
Brogue (�), n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.☞ In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or...
Brogues
Brogues (�), n. pl. [Cf. Breeches.] Breeches. Shenstone.
Broid
Broid (�), v. t. To braid. Chaucer.
Broider
Broid″er (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Broidered (�).] [OE. broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F. broder is either the same word as border to border (see Border), or...
Broiderer
Broid″er‐er (�), n. One who embroiders.
Broidery
Broid″er‐y (�), n. Embroidery.The golden broidery tender Milkah wove.Tickell.
Broil
Broil (�), n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus, broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. prōil marsh, G. brühl, M...
Broil (2)
Broil, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Broiled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Broiling.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. brüejen, G. brühen, to scald, aki...
Broil (3)
Broil, v. i. To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.The planets and comets had been broiling i...
Broiler
Broil″er (�), n. One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels.What doth he but turn broiler,... make new libels against the church?Hammond.
Broiler (2)
Broil″er, n. 1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling.2. A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling.3. A chicken or other bird fit for broiling.
Broiling
Broil″ing, a. Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. — n. The act of causing anything to broil.
Brokage
Bro″kage (�), n. See Brokerage.
Broke
Broke (�), v. i. [See Broker, and cf. Brook.] 1. To transact business for another. Brome.2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.We do want a certain necessary woman to b...
Broke (2)
Broke (brōk), imp. & p. p. of Break.
Broken
Bro″ken (brō″k'n), a. [From Break, v. t.] 1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.2. Disconnected; not c...
Broken breast
Bro″ken breast′. Abscess of the mammary gland.
Broken wind
Bro″ken wind′ (�). (Far.) The heaves.
Broken-backed
Bro″ken–backed′ (�), a. 1. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; — said of a ship. Totten.
Broken-bellied
Bro″ken–bel′lied (�), a. Having a ruptured belly.
Broken-hearted
Bro″ken–heart′ed (�), a. Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.She left her husband almost broken-hearted.Macaulay.Syn. — Disconsolable; heart-broken; inco...
Broken-winded
Bro″ken–wind′ed, a.(Far.) Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.
Brokenly
Bro″ken‐ly, adv. In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.The pagans worship God... as it were brokenly and by piecemeal.Cudworth.
Brokenness
Bro″ken‐ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being broken; unevenness. Macaulay.2. Contrition; as, brokenness of heart.
Broker
Bro″ker (brō″kẽr), n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. brūcan to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See Brook...
Brokerage
Bro″ker‐age (�), n. 1. The business or employment of a broker. Burke.2. The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for transacting business as a broker.