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adj
Pronunciation spelling of black.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Salty or brackish water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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noun
An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
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noun
A flaw in cloth.
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noun
Barmbrack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From black
From Middle Dutch brac (whence Dutch brak). More at brackish.
Compare Dutch braak.
Shortening.
