Definition of "brod" [brod]

• A sharp-pointed instrument. (noun)
• A prick with such an instrument; hence, an incitement; instigation. (noun)
• To prick; spur; pierce; prod: often used figuratively.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Item, we gyve as good as bequest unto [her] a saied Elizabeth Hall, all my plate, solely my brod china as good as gilt bole, which we right widely separated have att a date of this my will."
• "“I brod you some keys that Mrs. Witter left for you,” he said."
• "Thad flashed his light downward to catch a furry rump and puff tail-a weaver-brod."