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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BROOZLE, Broizle, v. To bruise, crush or smash. [bru:zl, brɔɪzl]Sc. [1851] G. Outram Lyrics (1871) 30:
Her broozled flesh, and broken banes, Are weel as flesh an' banes can be.Bch. 1929 (per Abd.¹):
Peer wee stockie, ye've fa'in an' broozlit yer knee, A doot.Edb. 1917 T. W. Paterson Wyse-Sayin's o' Solomon v. 22:
Yer stren'th 'll be broizl't an' tint, An' to ithers ye'll wark for yer meat.Slk. 1818 Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck I. 134–135:
“How do you mean when you say they were hashed?” “Champit like — a' broozled and jurmummled, as it war.”