brook
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brook1
▶noun a small stream.
– derivatives
brooklet noun.
brooklet noun.
– origin OE brōc, of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brook2
▶verb [with neg.] formal tolerate or allow (opposition).
– origin OE brūcan ‘use, possess’ or ‘digest, stomach’, of Gmc origin.
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