Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A badger.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To break, crumble, or cut into bits or shreds.
- To cry out; murmur; complain: a word of somewhat uncertain meaning, found only in the two passages quoted.
- noun A piece; a fragment.
- noun A cart-horse or draft-horse: a word of uncertain original meaning, applied also in provincial English to a cow.
- noun A badger.
- noun [Sometimes used as a term of reproach.
- noun A pig.
- noun Swill for feeding pigs.
- noun A cabbage.
- noun A variant of
brough . - noun The name of an insect.
- noun Short for
brocket .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A badger.
- noun (Zoöl.) A brocket.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK a male
badger . - noun A
brocket . - verb to
taunt
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Dinmont regarded Brown's tenderness to a "brock" -- as a proof of incredible imbecility, or, rather, of want of proper antipathy to vermin.
Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Leslie Stephen 1868
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i think brock is a huge mistake on federal s part ... did anyone else happen to catch ufc 100 ... worst display of sportsmanship ever ... i shoot federals because the never let you down
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i think brock is a huge mistake on federal s part ... did anyone else happen to catch ufc 100 ... worst display of sportsmanship ever ... i shoot federals because the never let you down
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Now, Jonson sneers at the word 'brock' in a way not unfrequent with Shakspere himself, in regard to various words used by Jonson against him.
Shakspere and Montaigne Jacob Feis
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One option is a shell with "brock" foam, which is certified as a hard hat, and "EPS" foam, which meets all the requirements of a protective helmet.
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I can't remember exactly who, but I think it was brock who got a second chance at an archery buck he stalked ...... who gets two shots at a quality buck with a bow?
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I can't remember exactly who, but I think it was brock who got a second chance at an archery buck he stalked ...... who gets two shots at a quality buck with a bow?
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I can't remember exactly who, but I think it was brock who got a second chance at an archery buck he stalked ...... who gets two shots at a quality buck with a bow?
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Now if the Democrats could just get out of their own way they actually have a chance at staying in power. brock
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The GOP is just spouting more political propaganda for their 2010 campaigns! brock g
bilby commented on the word brock
Scots - rubbish, pieces.
"His plan is a load o' brock."
December 28, 2007