1 gen 1580 anni - bronked

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An uncommon word with an uncertain meaning. It describes the face of an animal, possibly a reference to colour, and the Yorkshire examples indicate that it is unlikely to mean ‘bridled’ as suggested in the OED. 1560 <i>one gymber with a bronked face … one powled ewe with a bronked face</i>, Sherburn (Th27/315); 1580 <i>to Elizabethe Ironside one bronked oxe, </i>Houghton le Spring (SS2/437). A connection with ‘broked’ seems possioble: 1533 <i>my best broked faced whie … a brokyd faced whie</i>, Wilberfoss (SS106/41); 1577 <i>a cowe called the Broke cowe</i>, Crackpot (YRS152/208); 1748 <i>four red brockt cows and one red harled cow</i>, Stockton (NRQS8/276). In Scotland ‘brockit’ is used especially of animals which have a white streak down the face, possibly a reference to the ‘brock’ or badger.

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