Meaning of Bruff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A town in County Limerick, Ireland.
2. A surname.

Examples

“One of the men thinks we are going to have a storm, and points to the "bruff" round the sun. Sure enough , there is a broken ring of angry ominous-looking clouds encircling the sun; his face appears dimmed, and a sultriness prevails.”

“[…] the moon, as the orb shines through the haze, 'A far off bruff Is a storm near enough'[,] that is, when the halo appears in advance of the moon, like a fore-frame. The larger the bruff, the nearer the storm; or, […]”

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