5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard prob. fr badge + -ard, in
reference to the white mark on its forehead. See {Badge},n.]
1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus {Meles} or of an
allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick
legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ({M.
vulgaris}), called also {brock}, inhabits the north of
Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea Americana or
Labradorica}) inhabits the northern parts of North
America. See {Teledu}.
2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
{Badger dog}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Dachshund}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brock \Brock\, n. [See {Brocket}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A brocket. --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brocket \Brock"et\ (br[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [OE. broket, F. broquart
fallow deer a year old fr the same root as E. broach,
meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A male red deer two years old -- sometimes
called {brock}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A small South American deer, of several species
({Coassus superciliaris}, {C. rufus}, and {C. auritus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Brock \Brock\, n. [AS. broc, fr W. broch; akin to Ir & Gael.
broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf Ir & Gael. breac speckled.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A badger.
Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. --B.
Jonson
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Brock, NE (village, FIPS 6505)
Location: 40.48114 N, 95.95966 W
Population (1990): 143 (76 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68320
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