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  • 11brood´i|ness — brood|y «BROO dee», adjective, brood|i|er, brood|i|est. 1. brooding: »a broody hen. 2. inclined to brood as a hen does; moody: » …

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  • 12brood|y — «BROO dee», adjective, brood|i|er, brood|i|est. 1. brooding: »a broody hen. 2. inclined to brood as a hen does; moody: » …

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  • 13Brood — (br[=o]ch), v. 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… …

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  • 14brood mare — brood mare, a mare kept for breeding. * * * ˈbrood mare f24 [brood mare brood mares] noun a female horse kept for breeding …

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  • 15Brood — (br[=oo]d), v. t. 1. To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens. [1913 Webster] 2. To cherish with care. [R.] [1913 Webster] 3. To think anxiously or moodily upon. [1913 Webster] You ll sit and brood your sorrows on a throne.… …

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  • 16Brood X — (brood 10) is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas that appear regularly throughout the eastern United States. It has the greatest range and concentration of any of the 17 year cicadas. [http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/highlights/periodicalCicada.html]… …

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  • 17brood-pouch — broodˈ pouch or broodˈ sac noun A body cavity, eg in viviparous cockroaches, in which eggs or embryos are received and developed • • • Main Entry: ↑brood …

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  • 18brood-sac — broodˈ pouch or broodˈ sac noun A body cavity, eg in viviparous cockroaches, in which eggs or embryos are received and developed • • • Main Entry: ↑brood …

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  • 19brood´ing|ly — brood|ing «BROO dihng», adjective. 1. hovering closely around, as a bird over her brood: »lost in a brooding cloud of fog (Charles Kingsley). 2. dwelling moodily upon a subject of thought. –brood´ing|ly, adverb …

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  • 20brood|ing — «BROO dihng», adjective. 1. hovering closely around, as a bird over her brood: »lost in a brooding cloud of fog (Charles Kingsley). 2. dwelling moodily upon a subject of thought. –brood´ing|ly, adverb …

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