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broogh

broogh noun: a steep bank or grassy cliff.

Noun

broogh (plural brooghs)

  1. (chiefly Isle of Man) A steep bank or grassy cliff.
    • The local place-name 'Chapel Gate' — 'the road to the Chapel' — is of some antiquity (J. J. Kneen, Place-Names, I, p. 22) and applies particularly to the steep pathway down the brooghs to the keeill-site and well at the west end of 'Chapel Bay'.1966, in the Report of the Manx Archaeological Survey, volume 6, page 61
    • The new Trust property also includes the interesting small prehistoric stone circle on the nearby brooghs and is also of considerable botanical interest. The cliff top shows a fine example of the hummock heath produced by a combination of […]1970, Manx Museum and National Trust, The Journal of the Manx Museum, volume 7, issues 86-87, page 162

Forms of broogh

pluralbrooghs

Origin of broogh

From Manx.

Questions about broogh

What does broogh mean?
Broogh means a steep bank or grassy cliff.
What part of speech is broogh?
Broogh is a noun.
What is the plural of broogh?
The plural of broogh is brooghs.

Words near broogh in the dictionary

  1. broodstock
  2. broodstocks
  3. broodstrain
  4. broodstrains
  5. broody
  6. broogh
  7. brooghs
  8. brook
  9. brook alder
  10. brook alders
  11. brook lamprey

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