Abrood

//əˈbɹud// adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Upon a brood; hatching eggs. obsolete
  2. 2
    Mischief. figuratively
Adverb
  1. 1
    Upon a brood; on a hatch. obsolete

    "The word in the original (as St. Hierom tells us from the Hebrew traditions) implies, that the Spirit of God sat abrood upon the whole rude mass, as birds upon their eggs, […]"

  2. 2
    Mischief. figuratively

Example

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"The word in the original (as St. Hierom tells us from the Hebrew traditions) implies, that the Spirit of God sat abrood upon the whole rude mass, as birds upon their eggs, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English abrod, equivalent to a- + brood.

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