brakadj.n.

Brit.

/brak/, U.S.

/bræk/, South African English

/bræk/

Forms: Also (rarely) brack.

Etymology: Afrikaans, = brackish.

South African.

A. adj.

Brackish; alkaline.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > brackish or briny

bracka1522

brackisha1552

bracky1582

brinish1594

briny1612

breachy1662

brak1793

1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. II. xii Brak-water is water stagnating in valleys and low places; it contains a kind of brine, and tastes more or less saltish.

1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. ii. iii. 252 We procured each of us a draught of very brack water.

1955 L. G. Green Karoo xi. 133 The gannabos..flourishes in the brak soil.

1959 Cape Argus 21 Nov. 1/3 Some cattle have died from drinking the brak water which always follows after protracted droughts.

B. n.

Brackishness; alkalinity; alkaline soil. Cf. brack adj. and n.⁶

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > brackishness or alkalinity

brak1890

1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm v. 82 The ground must be ‘brack’, a peculiar kind of soil which, though loose and friable, is not porous. This brack is often used to cover the flat roofs of the houses.

1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm v. 94 It..gave me the first experience of a big rain—and of a brack roof.

1947 Cape Times 13 Mar. 6/5 The reckless over-watering of some irrigated lands, leading to the development of brak.

Compounds

brakbush n. name of various salt-loving plants, esp. species of Atriplex, Salicornia and Salsola.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic plants

water yarrow1597

samphire1703

water plantain1756

marsh rosemary1777

star fruit1830

brakbush1844

1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. i. 21 A shrubby species of Atriplex, probably the A. candicans. Yet the name of Brak-boschjes does not exclusively belong to this plant.]

1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. 502 The best places for cattle in these deserts are those which are saline, and afford the scrubby Atriplex... These are termed ‘brak-places’ and such shrubs are called ‘Brak-bushes’.

1863 J. S. Dobie Jrnl. 1 Sept. in S. Afr. Jrnl. (1945) 122 He picked up some seed of brackbush (considered good for sheep).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brak
释义	brakadj.n. Brit. /brak/, U.S. /bræk/, South African English /bræk/ Forms: Also (rarely) brack. Etymology: Afrikaans, = brackish. South African. A. adj. Brackish; alkaline. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > brackish or briny bracka1522 brackisha1552 bracky1582 brinish1594 briny1612 breachy1662 brak1793 1793 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. II. xii Brak-water is water stagnating in valleys and low places; it contains a kind of brine, and tastes more or less saltish. 1827 G. Thompson Trav. S. Afr. ii. iii. 252 We procured each of us a draught of very brack water. 1955 L. G. Green Karoo xi. 133 The gannabos..flourishes in the brak soil. 1959 Cape Argus 21 Nov. 1/3 Some cattle have died from drinking the brak water which always follows after protracted droughts. B. n. Brackishness; alkalinity; alkaline soil. Cf. brack adj. and n.⁶ ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > brackishness or alkalinity brak1890 1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm v. 82 The ground must be ‘brack’, a peculiar kind of soil which, though loose and friable, is not porous. This brack is often used to cover the flat roofs of the houses. 1890 A. Martin Home Life Ostrich Farm v. 94 It..gave me the first experience of a big rain—and of a brack roof. 1947 Cape Times 13 Mar. 6/5 The reckless over-watering of some irrigated lands, leading to the development of brak. Compounds brakbush n. name of various salt-loving plants, esp. species of Atriplex, Salicornia and Salsola. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic plants water yarrow1597 samphire1703 water plantain1756 marsh rosemary1777 star fruit1830 brakbush1844 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. i. 21 A shrubby species of Atriplex, probably the A. candicans. Yet the name of Brak-boschjes does not exclusively belong to this plant.] 1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. 502 The best places for cattle in these deserts are those which are saline, and afford the scrubby Atriplex... These are termed ‘brak-places’ and such shrubs are called ‘Brak-bushes’. 1863 J. S. Dobie Jrnl. 1 Sept. in S. Afr. Jrnl. (1945) 122 He picked up some seed of brackbush (considered good for sheep). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1793
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