Brick, a piece broken off.
Brimstone, that is, burn-stone, from brennan, to burn. Compare brindled. The r is a letter which is easily moved. Compare three and third; burn and brown; etc.
Brood, something bred.
Butcher, O. Fr. bocher, a slaughterer of he-goats. From O. Fr. boc, a goat, not from bouche, mouth. Boc is allied to the Eng. buck.
Butler = bottler—that is, keeper of the bottles. From Nor. Fr. butuille, a bottle.
Buxom, pliable; from bugan, to bend, which gives bight and bout.
Carouse, Ger. gar aus, right out. Used of drinking a bumper.
Caterpillar = hairy cat. From O. Fr. chate, she-cat; pelouse, from Lat. pilosus, hairy. Compare Woolly-bear.
Causeway, corrupted from Fr. chaussée, a raised way.
Club, a society clumped together. Connected with clump.