brockle

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See also: bröckle

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English brokel.[1][2]

Noun

brockle (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, dialectal, obsolete) Broken pieces of a structure; rubble, ruins.

Etymology 2

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Uncertain: possibly from Scots, Back-formation from broccoli.

Adjective

brockle (comparative more brockle, superlative most brockle)

  1. Of food odors: malodorous, flatulent, pungent: smelling of sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, or hydrogen disulfide.
  2. Of animals: variegated, speckled, multicolored; usually used in the phrase brockle-faced.

References

  1. ^ “brokel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “brockle, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German bröckeln, Dutch brokkelen.

Verb

brockle

  1. to crumble
  2. to break
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