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单词 brookit
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Definition of brookit in English:

brookit

adjective ˈbrʊkɪt
Scottish
  • 1Especially of an animal: having variegated black and white colouring; characterized by a mixture of black and white. Now rare.

  • 2Especially of a person, a person's features, etc.: streaked or spotted with dirt; sooty, begrimed.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Andrew of Wyntoun (c1350–c1422), prior of St Serf's, Lochleven, and historian. From early Scandinavian, of uncertain origin, probably from a suffixed form of the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic brók trousers, breeches, perhaps initially with reference to the appearance of the markings on an animal.

 
 

Definition of brookit in US English:

brookit

adjectiveˈbrʊkɪt
Scottish
  • 1Especially of an animal: having variegated black and white colouring; characterized by a mixture of black and white. Now rare.

  • 2Especially of a person, a person's features, etc.: streaked or spotted with dirt; sooty, begrimed.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Andrew of Wyntoun (c1350–c1422), prior of St Serf's, Lochleven, and historian. From early Scandinavian, of uncertain origin, probably from a suffixed form of the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic brók trousers, breeches, perhaps initially with reference to the appearance of the markings on an animal.

 
 
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