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Definition of Brooking

Brooking
Brook Brook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brooked; p. pr. & vb. n. Brooking.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS. br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G. brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L. frui, to enjoy. Cf. Fruit, Broker.] 1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. --Spenser. Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten? --Macaulay. 3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins.

Meaning of Brooking from wikipedia

- Brooking is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Brooking (c. 1723–1759), English painter Christopher Brooking (c. 1553–1627),...
- manager Bill Nicholson offered £425,000 for the signature of Brooking. According to Brooking in his autobiography, this move was not pursued as he felt...
- Brooking (born 1 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea. Born in Reading, Brooking started...
- NFL draft. Brooking was a five-time Pro Bowl selection with the Falcons. He also pla**** for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. Brooking graduated from...
- Brooking Springs Brooking Springs Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Western Australia. It is situated about 13 kilometres...
- husband John Brooking, who had the stage name of John Franklyn. During two years of the war, while her husband was in Africa, Brooking worked on the...
- months in 2000–2001. Brooking was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 1954 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1969. Brooking retired in 2002 after...
- The Brookings Institution, often stylized as Brookings, is an American think tank that conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily...
- Brooking CB CMG MBE DL (4 April 1937 – 22 January 2014) was a British Army officer who served as commandant of the British Sector in Berlin. Brooking...
- Brooking, Saskatchewan was once a community in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was named after Brookings, South Dakota. List of communities in...