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broke

/ˈbɹoʊ̯k/ noun C2
  1. Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process. (countable, uncountable)

Plural brokes

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At this moment the door of the house opened, and a large plate came skimming out, straight at the Footman’s head: it just grazed his nose, and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 40 · B2
They fed me behind bars from an iron pan till one night I felt that I was Bagheera--the Panther--and no man’s plaything, and I broke the silly lock with one blow of my paw and came away.
The Jungle Book, p. 17 · B2
Bagheera climbed as he had never climbed before, but the thin branches broke beneath his weight, and he slipped down, his claws full of bark.
The Jungle Book, p. 40 · B2
Then the clamor broke out again.
The Jungle Book, p. 57 · B2

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