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brooklet

noun

Etymology

From brook + -let.

  1. derived from *bʰruHg-✻ — “to enjoy”
  2. inherited from *brūkaną✻ — “to enjoy, use”
  3. inherited from *brūkan✻
  4. inherited from brūcan — “to enjoy, brook, use, possess, partake of, spend”
  5. inherited from brouken — “to use, enjoy”
  6. suffixed as brooklet — “brook + let”

Definitions

  1. A little brook.

    • Vast forests have disappeared from mountain spurs and ridges;[…] rivers famous in history and song have shrunk to humble brooklets; […]

  2. A locality in the Ballina council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA