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Frack vs Brack - What's the difference?

frack | brack |

As a verb frack

is to employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking.

As a noun brack is

salt or brackish water.

frack

English

Alternative forms

* (l) * (l)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) hydrofracking.

Verb

  • (oil industry) To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking )

    • Etymology 2

    Original and alternate spelling for (etyl) . See frak.

    Verb

  • (euphemistic) fuck.

    • References

    * Wikipedia frack. * Battlestarwiki frack

    brack

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) brac.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Salt or brackish water.
    • (Drayton)

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) braak.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • Stain or brack in her sweet reputation.
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