brog1 (brog)

[Sc., awl: see broach.] 1. A pointed instrument, small stick used in catching eels. [North. Eng.] -3. A jab with a sharp instrument. [Scotch.] brog (brog), t; pret. and pp. brogged, ppr. brogging. [ as a shoemakers' awl; a leather. [Scotch.] Brogging an elshin through bend leather. Scott, Heart of Mid loth i an, v. 2. To catch (eels) by means of small sticks called brogs. [North. Eng.]