n. [ OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. brōc; akin to D. broek, LG. brōk, 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 ]
v. t.
Shall we, who could not brook one lord,
Crouch to the wicked ten? Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Named from the English mineralogist, H. J.
n. A small brook. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A plant (Veronica Beccabunga), with flowers, usually blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is Veronica Americana.
(Bot.) See Water mint. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The bank of a brook. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A small white-flowered herb (Samolus Valerandi) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel. [ 1913 Webster ]