brak
1 Britishadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of brak1
C19: Afrikaans
Origin of brak2
C20: from Afrikaans, literally: setter
Example Sentences
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Oh, he had but a saxpence, he brak it in twa, And he gied me the half o’t ere he gaed awa’!
From Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove
She brak her elbow at the kirk door.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
An' how ye gat him in your thrall, An' brak him out o' house an' hall, While scabs and blotches did him gall Wi' bitter claw, An' lowsed his ill-tongued wicked scaw, Was warst ava?
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
The girdin brak, the beast cam down, I tint my curch, and baith my shoon; Ah!
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
"But do ye think it's richt to brak the Sawbath, Mr Cupples?"
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George
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