Obs. or dial. [Related to Sc. bruik, to begrime (see BROOKED); prob. a frequentative: see -LE.] trans. To make dirty; to begrime.

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  Hence Bruckled ppl. a.

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1648.  Herrick, Hesper., Temple, Boyes and bruckel’d children.

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1661.  L. Griffin, Doctrine of Asse, 7. We commonly say to Dirty Children that the Gardener will sow Leeks in their faces; we may more truly tell our Bruckled Professours that the Devill will sow Tares in their Souls.

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1691.  Ray, N. C. Words, 11. Bruckle, to dirty. Bruckled, dirty.

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