"bruff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bruffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bruff (plural bruffs)
  1. Alternative form of brough (“halo around the sun or moon”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brough (extra: halo around the sun or moon)
    Sense id: en-bruff-en-noun-gv4MwuTi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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