brocked

adjective

brock·​ed

ˈbräkit

1

chiefly Scottish, of an animal : striped or spotted with black and white

2

Scottish, of a person : streaked with dirt

Word History

Etymology

earlier Scots brokit, probably alteration of brukit streaked with black, from Middle English (Scots) brukit, brukyd

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