abrood /əˈbɹud/adjective 2adverb 2forms 2 adjective2 •(figurative) Mischief. •(no longer used) Upon a brood; hatching eggs. adverb2 •(figurative) Mischief. •(no longer used) Upon a brood; on a hatch.The word in the original (as St. Hierom tells us from the Hebrew traditions) implies, that the Spirit of God sat abrood upon the whole rude mass, as birds upon their eggs, […] — 1821 formsmore abrood · most abrood
