brack

1 of 4

chiefly Scottish past tense of break

brack

2 of 4

adjective

ˈbrak

1

dialectal : brackish, briny

brack water

2

or brak

"

Africa : alkali

brack soil

brack

3 of 4

noun (1)

"

plural -s

1

dialectal : salt water : brine

2

or brak

"

Africa : alkali especially in soil

brack

4 of 4

noun

"

plural -s

1

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

2

dialectal : a flaw especially in cloth

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

Noun

alteration of break entry 2

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