Brook

Brook
Brook Brook, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br[=o]c; akin to D. broek, LG. br[=o]k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or brook, as well as a marsh. See {Break}, v. t.] A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. [1913 Webster]

The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. --Deut. viii. 7. [1913 Webster]

Empires itself, as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


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