broch
1 of 2obsolete variant of brooch
broch
2 of 2noun
ˈbräḵ,
ˈbrəḵ
plural -s
1
Scottish : a luminous ring around the moon popularly regarded as an omen of bad weather
2
: one of the prehistoric circular stone towers found on the Orkney and Shetland islands and the Scottish mainland and usually consisting of double walls enclosing small apartments about a central court
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Scots broch, bruch, literally, borough, from Middle English (Scots) brugh borough, alteration of Middle English burgh
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