Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brog

/bɹɒɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: brog
IPA: /bɹɒɡ/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.

Obsolete

verb

To prod with a pointed instrument, such as a lance; to prick or pierce.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

Pronunciation spelling of brogue

Example Sentences

"D'ye think I was born to sit here brogging an elshin through bend-leather, when sic men as Duncan Forbes, and that other Arniston chield there, without muckle greater parts, if the close-head speak true, than mysell, maun be presidents"
"the stony-hearted villains were brogging them on wi' their lances!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic bròg. Compare brob.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: bròg

Usage

Inflected Forms

brogs (plural) brogs (present, singular) brogging (participle, present) brogged (participle, past) brogged (past)

Synonyms

broggle

Questions

How do you pronounce brog?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɒɡ/.
What does brog mean?: A pointed instrument, such as a joiner's awl.
Where does brog come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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