BRACK


Meaning of BRACK in English

I.

chiefly Scotland

past of break

II. ˈbrak adjective

Etymology: Dutch brak salty from Middle Dutch brac; akin to Middle Low German brak salty, & perhaps to Middle Dutch broec swampy ground, Old English brōc brook — more at brook

1. dialect : brackish , briny

brack water

2. or brak “ Africa : alkali

brack soil

III. noun

( -s )

1. dialect : salt water : brine

2. or brak “ Africa : alkali especially in soil

IV. noun

( -s )

Etymology: alteration of break (II)

1. archaic : a crack or fissure in a solid body : break , breach

2. dialect : a flaw especially in cloth

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