Word of the Day – Brookit

Brookit (adj) (Scots)

Bruk-it

(rare) Especially of an animal: having variegated black and white colouring; characterized by a mixture of black and white.

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Andrew of Wyntoun (c1350–c1422), prior of St Serf’s, Lochleven, and historian. From early Scandinavian, of uncertain origin, probably from a suffixed form of the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic brók trousers, breeches, perhaps initially with reference to the appearance of the markings on an animal.

Example sentences

“The brookit badgers down at the stream”