broch

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[edit] Etymology

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[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia broch (plural brochs)

  1. (historical) An Iron Age Scottish stone tower with hollow double-skinned walls.

[edit] Welsh

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brokko- (“badger”) (compare Old Irish brocc, Cornish brogh, Breton broc'h).

[edit] Noun

broch m. (plural brochod or brochion) 

  1. badger
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