broamt

[Origin obscure; perhaps a misprint.] Apparently, a spirit or goblin. The approach of the sun's radiant beams expelleth gob. lineach other uns radiant beams expel let tes, night-walking spirits, and tenebrions. Urquhart , tr. of Rabelais, iii. 24. brob (brob), n. [E. dial.; perhaps an alteration of brod , a nail, brad, verb brod , prick: see brod and brad .] 1. A wedge-shaped Brobs. a timber which abuts against another, to prevent it from slipping.-2. In coal- mining, a short, thick piece of timber, used for supporting the coal which is being holed or undercut; a prop. [Midland coalfield, England.]