The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 (Meles
meles or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits
the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea
taxus or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica)
inhabits the northern parts of North America. See
Teledu.
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2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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Badger dog. (Zool.) See Dachshund.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. (Zool.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called
brock.
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2. (Zool.) A small South American deer, of several species
(Coassus superciliaris, Coassus rufus, and Coassus
auritus).
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brock \Brock\, n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael.
broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.]
(Zool.)
A badger.
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Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. --B.
Jonson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brock \Brock\, n. [See Brocket.] (Zool.)
A brocket. --Bailey.
[1913 Webster] Brocken specter
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Brock, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000): 162
Housing Units (2000): 77
Land area (2000): 0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06505
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 40.480194 N, 95.959910 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68320
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Brock, NE
Brock