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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1819
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¶BROCH, n.3 In phr. a broch o' sweat, a lather of sweat, a profuse perspiration.Sc. 1819 A. Sutherland Redmond the Rebel II. ii.:
I'm in a broch o' sweat mysel' climmin' that ugly knowe.
[Prob. a mistake for a droch o sweat, see Droke, n., (1).]
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"Broch n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 10 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088167>
