Brachet
//ˈbɹæt͡ʃɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach. obsolete
"Ryght so as they sat ther came rennyng in a whyte hert in to the halle and a whyte brachet next hym and xxx couple of black rennyng houndes cam after with a greete crye"
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More examples"Ryght so as they sat ther came rennyng in a whyte hert in to the halle and a whyte brachet next hym and xxx couple of black rennyng houndes cam after with a greete crye"
Etymology
From Middle English brachet, from Old French brachet, a diminutive of Old Occitan brac, from Frankish.
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