brack (uncountable)
(obsolete) Salty or brackish water.
brack (plural bracks)
An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
A flaw in cloth.
Shortening.
brack (countable and uncountable, plural bracks)
Barmbrack.
Brack (plural Bracks)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brack is the 9108th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3588 individuals. Brack is most common among White (84.34%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Brack, n. Etym: [Cf.D. braak, Dan. bræk, a breaking, Sw. & Isel. brak a crackling, creaking. Cf. Breach.]
Definition: An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack or breach; a flaw. Stain or brack in her sweet reputation. J. Fletcher.
Brack, n. Etym: [D. brak, adj., salt; cf. LG. wrak refuse, G. brack.]
Definition: Salt or brackish water. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
