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brock |
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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