Meaning
Old, worn-out clothes — and, more broadly, any run-down, broken-down old thing. Someone 'wearing pure ol bruk' is in shabby, tattered clothes; an 'ol bruk' car or appliance is a rickety, falling-apart wreck. From 'old' + 'bruk' (broken), it dismisses something as worn out and past its best.
Examples
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Him a wear pure ol bruk, him need new clothes.
He's wearing nothing but worn-out old clothes; he needs new ones.
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Dat ol bruk car cyaan mek di trip.
That rickety old car can't make the trip.
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Throw weh di ol bruk an buy new.
Throw away the old worn-out stuff and buy new.
Origin
From 'old' + 'bruk' (broken); worn-out clothes or a run-down old thing. See [[bruk]], [[hand-me-down]].
How it’s used
Old worn-out clothes; also any run-down old thing. See [[bruk]], [[flour-bag]].