Brocket

//ˈbɹɒkɪt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.

    "Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter"

  2. 2
    male red deer in its second year wordnet
  3. 3
    A brocket deer, a member of genus Mazama, of short-horned deer of the tropical Americas.

    "Before fighting, brockets rear and jump in display; when fighting, they jump over each other, striking the opponent with the hooves of the forelegs or hind legs in passing."

  4. 4
    small South American deer with unbranched antlers wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city and village in North Dakota.

Synonyms

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knobberknobblerpricketspitter

Example

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"Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French brocart, broquart.

Related phrases

north dakota

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