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broughs

broughs is the plural of brough.

Meaning of brough

Noun

brough (plural broughs)

  1. A halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm.
    • […] about the moon , called a brough, stormy weather is looked for within twenty-four hours; hence it is said, "a far off brough and a near hand storm." If small floating white clouds appear, which are called cat hair, rain is[…]1832, Samuel MacSkimin, The History and Antiquities of the County of the Town of Carrickfergus: From the Earliest Records to the Present Time ; Also a Statistical Survey of Said County, page 271

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Proper noun capitalized: Broughs

Broughs

  1. (plural) plural of Brough

Questions about broughs

What is broughs the plural of?
Broughs is the plural of brough.
What part of speech is broughs?
Broughs is a proper noun.

Words near broughs in the dictionary

  1. Broughams Gate
  2. Brougher
  3. Broughers
  4. Broughman
  5. Broughmans
  6. broughs
  7. brought
  8. brought a knife to a gunfight
  9. brought a lump to someone's throat
  10. brought about
  11. brought along

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