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



RESET




Word of the Day

10 March 2025

FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

coffee icon