A British dialectal verb meaning to poke or pierce something — typically with a pointed implement. Related to 'brode' (to goad or prod) and similar to 'prod'. The word is regional and archaic, surviving mainly in Northern English dialect records and historical texts.
She broddled at the fire with a stick to get it going again.
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(British, dialect) To poke; to pierce.
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