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• Brook

  ·vt A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. II. Brook ·vt To <<Use>>; to <<Enjoy>>...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Brook

  A torrent. 1) Applied to small streams, as the Arnon, Jabbok, etc. Isaiah (15:7) speaks of the "boo...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• brook

  to brook up, spoken of the clouds when they draw together, and threaten rain. S. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• Brook mint

  ·- ·see Water mint. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Brook Alley

  West out of Noble Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (det) (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). "Brooks Alley...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Turnmill Brook

  Another name for the water of "Fleet" or the "Holborne." Shown in Vertue's map of London as fortifie...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• brook-lime

  n. English name for an aquaticplant, applied in Australia to the plant Gratiolapedunculata, R. Br.,...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Besor, The Brook

  (cool), a torrent-bed or wady in the extreme south of Judah. (1 Samuel 30:9,10,21) ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Cherith, The Brook

  (cutting, ravine), the torrent-bed or wady in which Elijah hid himself during the early part of the ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• Brook Yard, Lambeth Hill

  North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 218 (P.O Directory) to St. Mary Somerset Church. In Queenhit...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Willows, The Brook Of The

  a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern bou...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary