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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BROOK, Bruik, Breuk, Bruck, n.¹ and v.¹ [bruk Sc., bryk m.Sc., brøk sn.Sc., I.Sc., but Slg. + brʌk]

1. n. “Soot adhering to pots, kettles, etc.” (Cai.⁷, Bnff.², Abd.², Fif.² 1936).Sc. 1935 The Fey o' Waterfoull in Sc. Notes and Queries (Feb.) 23:
Th' theeval's got twistet an' mairtl't wi' breuk. Th' pats winna byde faur they're hung o' th' cruik.Abd. 1904 Reminisc. of Drachlaw in Bnffsh. Jnl. (24 Oct.) 8:
We . . . rubbit ither's mous wi' bruik.Abd. 1928 N. Shepherd Quarry Wood xvii.:
I wad need to be scrapin' the brook affen my kettle.

2. v.

(1) To soil with soot, to streak with dirt, to dirty (Bnff.², Abd.², Ags.¹ 1936). Found only as ppl.adj brookit, broukit.Sc. 1825 Jam.²:
Eh! sic a brookit bairn! What has he been blubberin about?Sc. 1925 Hugh MacDiarmid in Michael Grieve and W. R. Aitken The Complete Poems of Hugh MacDiarmid (1978) 27:
Nane for thee a thochtie sparin',
Earth, thou bonnie broukit bairn!Abd. 1987 Donald Gordon The Low Road Hame 11:
For aa Jack Tamson's brookit bairns
We own Thy poo'er tae save:
Nae jist the Gweed an Godlie, Lord -
The coorse anes wi the lave.Ags. 1894 “F. Mackenzie” Humours of Glenbruar xvii.:
Jessie, haud your tongue, an' wash that brookit face.em.Sc.(a) 1991 Kate Armstrong in Tom Hubbard The New Makars 115:
Black-broukit music sheets scouk in the press.
When the lift's lown.Slg. 1880 J. Young in Mod. Sc. Poets (ed. Edwards) I. 279:
Yon duddie callan on the street Wi' bruckit face an' blister't feet, Gangs hirplen here an' there.Slk. 1986 Harvey Holton in Joy Hendry Chapman 43-4 167:
Come the kimmerin o derkness an day,
closer cleikit tae derk's doonfaa,
wild winter's broukit bairn's
fresh faa'n awa sae's reingein rise.

(2) “To grow brown” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 218).Ib. 58:
Fin the sheep begin to black and brook, Ye may tack in the cot at ilky nook.