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▪ I. bro|brəʊ|
A written or colloq. abbrev. of brother n. Pl. bros. (joc. pronounced brɒs), in the title of a firm.
a1666Evelyn Diary an. 1638 (1955) II. 20, I accompanyd my Eldest Bro (who then quitted Oxford) into the Country. 1860E. Walford County Families 49 (Advt.), Bass's East India Pale Ale..Berry, Bros., & Co. 1905W. M. Gallichan Cheshire 161 Notice the old timbered house now occupied by Messrs George Bros., ironmongers. 1937Partridge Dict. Slang 94/2 Bro. Brother: Charterhouse: C. 20. 1940‘N. Blake’ Malice in Wonderland ix. 132, I must..report to my bro on the sinister bloke we've just chased off.
▪ II. bro
obs. form of brae, broo, brow. |