breck

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbrek

plural -s

dialectal, England

: breach, gap

breck

2 of 2

noun (2)

"

plural -s

British

: a stretch of rough or sandy often undulating ground

scattered trees or the pine hedges which are a feature of the Norfolk brecks

—Bruce Campbell

also : an enclosed portion of such land

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English brek, from breken to break

Noun (2)

perhaps from Old Norse brekka slope of a hill

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