BRACH

Etymology 1

Noun

brach (plural brachs or braches)

(archaic) A hound; especially a female hound used for hunting, a bitch hound.

(archaic, derogatory) A despicable or disagreeable woman.

Synonyms

• bitch

Etymology 2

Noun

brach (plural braches)

(paleontology, informal) brachiopod

Anagrams

• B.Arch.

Source: Wiktionary


Brach, n. Etym: [OE. brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache, braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to smell.]

Definition: A bitch of the hound kind. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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