Meaning of brocket | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
2. A city and village in North Dakota.
3. A brocket deer, a member of genus Mazama, of short-horned deer of the tropical Americas.

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Examples

“Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter”

““Why, a stag is called a brocket until he is three years old, at four years he is a staggart; at five years a warrantable stag; and after five years he becomes a hart royal.””

“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.”

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