broken winded (broknwin"ded)

short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse. See broken wind, under wind2. broker (brō'ker), n. [ ker, East Fries. broker, a broker ( schips - broker, a ship-broker); prob. orig. 'one who uses, occupies, manages'; cf. MD. broke, bruyck, breuk, D. gebruik, use, custom (MLG. brukinge, use, usufruct), = OHG. brūh, G. brauch, custom, ge brauch, custom, use, employment, etc., = Dan. brug = Sw. bruk, use, employment, custom, trade, busine ; from the verb, MD. bruycken, ghebruycken, D. gebruiken, use, po e , = MLG. bruken, use, need, refl. use, have to do with, = OHG. brühhen, MHG. brüchen, G. brauchen, use, need, = AS. brūcan, ME. bruken, brouken, bro ken, use, po e , enjoy, digest, mod. E. brook, endure: see brook2. The F. brocanter, deal in second-hand goods, is prob. of the same origin.] 1. A middleman or agent who, for a commi ion or rate per cent. on the value of the transaction, negotiates for others the purchase or sale of stocks, bonds, commodities, or property of any kind, or who attends to the doing of something for another. Brokers are of several kinds, according to the particular branch of busine to which their attention bill-brokers, is cotton-brokers, confined, as stock - brokers, ship- brokers, exchange-brokers, etc. See these words. Tom Folio is a broker in learning, employed to get together good editions, and stock the libraries of great men. Add is on, Tom Folio. 2. One who lends money on pledges, or lets out articles for hire; a pawnbroker, or a lender of goods. The price of these hir'd clothes I do not know, gentlemen! Those jewels are the broker's, how you stand 'em! Fletcher, Wild goose Chase, iv. 1. 31. A pimp or procurer; a pander. May be, you look'd I should petition to you, As you went to your horse; flatter your servants, To play the brokers for my furtherance. Fletcher (and another ), Queen of Corinth, i. 2. Hence, broker , lackey! ignomy and shame Pursue thy life. Shak., T. and C., v. 11. IMG:content-2586.png:[blocks in formation]