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Fr. _brocher un cheval_, to spur a horse, properly to strike him hard with the spurs.

Hence,

~Broche~, _s._

1. A spit.

_Gawan and Gol._

2. ”A narrow piece of wood or metal to support the stomacher,” Gl. Sibb.

3. A wooden pin on which yarn is wound, S.

_Douglas._

Evidently the same with Fr. _broche_, a spit. Arm. _brochen_ signifies a spit; from _broch-a_, to pierce, transfigere.

BROCHAN, _s._ (gutt.) Oat-meal boiled to a consistence somewhat thicker than gruel, S. It differs from _crowdie_, as this is oat-meal stirred in cold water.

_Martin._

Gael. _brochan_, pottage, also, gruel; C. B. _bryhan_, a sort of flummery.

BROCHE, BRUCHE, BROACH, _s._

1. A chain of gold, a sort of _bulla_, or ornament worn on the breast.

_Douglas._

2. A fibula, a clasp, a breast-pin, S.

_Muses Threnodie._

Isl. _bratz_ signifies _fibula_, Su. G. _braz_, from Isl. _brus-a_, to fasten together. Gael. _broiside_, a clasp; _broisde_, a brooch, Shaw.

BROCHT, _s._ The art of puking.

V. ~Braking~.

_Leg. Bp. St Androis._

C. B. _brock_, spuma.

_To_ BROCK.

V. ~Brok~.