brook1 (bruk)

[Early mod. E. also brooke, broke; OHG. bru oh , MHG. bruoch , G. bruch , a marsh, bog; perhaps orig. a gushing stream (ef. spring), being po ibly connected remotely with AS. brecan , etc., break, burst forth: see break .] A natural stream of water, too small to be called a river. Springs make little rivulets; those united make brooks; and those coming together make rivers, which empty themselves into the sea. Locke . Brook-trout. See trout. - To fly at the brookt. Sed Ayl. brook1 (brük), v. i. [Appar. fruges, fruits, fructus, fruit: see fruit ), perhaps = Skt. √ bhaj (for * bhruji ), enjoy, esp. food. See broker, IMG:content-2594.png:[blocks in formation] So mot I brouke wel myn eyen twa ye. Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 479. 21. To earn; deserve. lar allied genera Phelipœa and Aphyllon . See Orobanchaceæ. broom-root (bröm'röt), n. A root exported from Mexico and used in the manufacture of brushes. It is supposed to be the root of a gra , also known in trade as Mexican or French whisk. broom-sedge (bröm's ej), n. Same as broom- Which name she brooked as well for her proportion and grace as for the many happy voyages she made in her Majesty's service. Sir R. Hawkins , Voyage to the South Sea, p. 11. 3. To bear; endure; support; put up with: broomstaff (bröm's taf), n . always in a negative sense. could not brook. Sheridan, The Rivals, v. 3. They could ill brook the slightest indignity at his hand. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., Int. To leisurely delights and sauntering thoughts That brook no ceiling narrower than the blue. Lowell, Under the Willows. A fish of the family