broms

“broms” is a Swedish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

brake; a device used to slow or stop a vehicle, by friction; often installed on the wheels, then often in the plural.
brake; something that slows or stops an action
brake pedal
horsefly (fly of the family Tabanidae)

Borrowed from Middle Low German premese. Compare German Bremse and Norwegian Nynorsk brems.

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