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broads

The correct spelling is broads.

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noun

Say it like: Broa-ds

The correct spelling is broads. A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk. For example: "Who was that broad I saw you with?"

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Who was that broad I saw you with?

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.
  2. 2.A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.
  3. 3.A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.
  4. 4.A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
  5. 5.(sometimes obsolete) A woman or girl.

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