An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Brack

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Brack
Friedrich Kluge2506411An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Brack1891John Francis Davis

Brack, n., ‘refuse, trash,’ from MidLG. brak, ‘infirmity, defect, properly 'breach’; comp. E. brack (‘breach, flaw’), See brechen.