(historical) A London broker who swore before the court of aldermen to maintain honesty in dealing.

have a very poor aim, such as while using firearms or in sports.

(idiomatic, of a person) Wide across body parts such as the hips.

(organic chemistry) The brominated alkene CH₂=CHBr

past participle of break and enter

simple past tense of break and enter

The practice of assigning police resources to deal with otherwise unattended urban decay, suggested by broken windows theory.

(telecommunications) Extreme amounts of broadcast traffic over a computer network, typically caused by a loop in the network topology.

plural of broadcast storm

(telecommunications) The accumulation of broadcast and multicast traffic on a computer network.