BROCKET

brocket

(noun) male red deer in its second year

brocket

(noun) small South American deer with unbranched antlers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Brocket

A city and village in North Dakota.

Etymology

Noun

brocket (plural brockets)

A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.

A genus, Mazama, of short-horned deer from Brazil.

Source: Wiktionary


Brock"et, n. Etym: [OE. broket, F. broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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