subs. (old).—A term of contempt (see verb).
1602. SHAKESPEARE, Twelfth Night, ii. 5. Marry, hang thee, BROCK.
1606. JOHN DAY, The Ile of Guls, 4to H. 2. What, with a brace of wenches, I’faith, old BROCK, have I tane you?
d. 1637. JONSON, The Sad Shepherd.
| Or, with pretence of chacing thence the BROCK, | |
| Send in a cur to worry the whole flock. |
Verb. (Winchester College).—To bully; to tease; to badger. [BROCK is North Country and Hampshire for badger.] Fr. (military) faire une brimade (or faire brimer).
