brak

/ (brak) /

adjective

Southern African (of water) brackish or salty

Words nearby brak

brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise, brak, brake, brake band, brake drum, brake fade, brake fluid

Word Origin for brak

C19: Afrikaans

British Dictionary definitions for brak (2 of 2)

brak²

/ (brak) /

noun

Southern African a mongrel dog

Word Origin for brak

C20: from Afrikaans, literally: setter

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Examples from the Web for brak

Ae day she fell, her arm she brak—A compound fracture as could be— Nae leech the cure wad undertake,Whate'er was the gratuity.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Gin I do naething, my hert 'll brak wi' the weicht o' my shame.'
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald
They found that Ragnar was dead, and that Kraka had already married one Brak.
The Danish History, Books I-IX|Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")
Is my heart no like aneugh to brak its strings, but ye maun tug at them?
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21|Alexander Leighton

"Ay, but ye're no tauld to brak open folk's doors, to force them to repent," replied Cubby.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX|Alexander Leighton