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Webster 1913 Edition
Brood
Brood
(broōd)
, Noun.
[OE. ]
brod
, AS. brōd
; akin to D. broed
, OHG. bruot
, G. brut
, and also to G. brühe
broth, MHG. brüeje
, and perh. to E. brawn
, breath
. Cf. Breed
, Verb.
T.
1.
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch;
as, a
. brood
of chickensAs a hen doth gather her
brood
under her wings. Luke xiii. 34.
A hen followed by a
brood
of ducks. Spectator.
2.
The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny;
as, a woman with a
. brood
of childrenThe lion roars and gluts his tawny
brood
. Wordsworth.
3.
That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
Flocks of the airy
(Cranes, geese or long-necked swans).
brood
,(Cranes, geese or long-necked swans).
Chapman.
4.
(Mining)
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
To sit on brood
, to ponder.
[Poetic]
Shak.
Brood
,Adj.
1.
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
2.
Kept for breeding from;
as, a
; having young; brood
mare; brood stockas, a
. brood
sowBrood
(brōch)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Brooded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Brooding
.] 1.
To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding.
Birds of calm sir
brooding
on the charmed wave. Milton.
2.
To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; – usually followed by over or on;
as, to
. brood
over misfortunesBrooding
on unprofitable gold. Dryden.
Brooding
over all these matters, the mother felt like one who has evoked a spirit. Hawthorne.
When with downcast eyes we muse and
brood
. Tennyson.
Brood
(broōd)
, Verb.
T.
1.
To sit over, cover, and cherish;
as, a hen
. broods
her chickens2.
To cherish with care.
[R.]
3.
To think anxiously or moodily upon.
You’ll sit and
brood
your sorrows on a throne. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Brood
BROOD
,Verb.
I.
1.
To sit on and cover, as a fowl on her eggs for the purpose of warming them and hatching chickens, or as a hen over her chickens, to warm and protect them.2.
To sit on; to spread over, as with wings; as, to sit brooding over the vast abyss.3.
To remain a long time in anxiety or solicitous thought; to have the mind uninterruptedly dwell a long time on a subject; as, the miser broods over his gold.4.
To mature any thing with care.BROOD
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cherish.You'll brood your sorrows on a throne.
BROOD
,Noun.
1.
A hatch; the young birds hatched at once; as a brood of chickens or of ducks.2.
That which is bred; species generated; that which is produced.Lybia's broods of poison.
3.
The act of covering the eggs, or of brooding. [Unusual.]