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  • 121Broken Wharf —    South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 41a, to the Thames, in Queenhithe Ward (P.O. Directory). Opposite St. Mary Somerset Church.    First mention: Kayum fractum.     Vetus cayum dudum confractum subtus novam cameram...in parochia beate… …

    Dictionary of London

  • 122broken dreams — plans that did not work, hopes that died    Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them …

    English idioms

  • 123broken home —    a family with young children whose parents have parted    Not a building struck by some natural disaster:     Lucy was raised in what used to be called a broken home . (Turow, 1996) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 124broken home — /broʊkən ˈhoʊm/ (say brohkuhn hohm) noun a family household in which the parents have divorced or separated, especially when the family is under strain and not functioning well, with negative impact on the children. Also, broken family …

  • 125broken-down — adjective a) no longer in working order b) not properly maintained; neglected Syn: bedraggled, dilapidated, ramshackle, ruinous, rundown, tatterdemalion …

    Wiktionary

  • 126broken-down — adjective 1》 worn out and dilapidated. 2》 not working …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 127broken stowage — In maritime law, that space in a ship which is not filled by her cargo …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 128broken stowage — In maritime law, that space in a ship which is not filled by her cargo …

    Black's law dictionary