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Meaning Of Brood
v. t.
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood
of chickens.
v. t.
The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same
time or not; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of
the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman with a brood of children.
v. t.
That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
v. t.
Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
a.
Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.
a.
Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock;
having young; as, a brood sow.
v. i.
To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of
warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as
a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit
quietly, as if brooding.
v. i.
To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a
subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy,
serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over
misfortunes.
v. t.
To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her
chickens.