breck
Americannoun
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brecks
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I fetched it aw oop fra the breck of the say and the cobbles.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
"Can't say I shall breck my heart missin' her, Miss Beatrice," announced the candid Million.
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Mrs. Oliver Onions
This elevation, called a breck, served both as bed and seat, being covered with dry grass over which were spread the skins of bears and dogs.
From True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Adolphus W. Greely
“Somebody gwine tek away dat old horse dat yo’ love, an’ breck yo’ heart?
From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson
We had just enough consciousness left to bring in our blankets and spread them on those we left on the breck, and to close up the hole in the roof.
From North-Pole Voyages by Zachariah Atwell Mudge
We were all reclining upon the brecks except John, who was trying to cook by a fire which filled our hut with smoke, when we were startled by a strange sound.
From North-Pole Voyages by Zachariah Atwell Mudge
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