brach

brachet (ˈbrætʃɪt)

/ (brætʃ) /

noun

archaic a bitch hound

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Word Origin for brach

C14: back formation from brachez hunting dogs, from Old French, plural of brachet, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German braccho hound

Words nearby brach

bracero, brace root, braces, brace table, brace up, brach, brachah, brachi-, brachial, brachial artery, brachialgia

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Example sentences from the Web for brach

In the usual manner the printer was led away by the 'brach' in the following line.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley
As he elsewhere, it might appear, calls him brach, Hanmer's reading harlot would seem to have been the poet's word.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley
The brach was loosed, the bear sprang hence; Kriemhild's husband would fain overtake him.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
The Dupuy brach is slender and has a narrow muzzle, as if it had some harrier blood in its veins.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891|Various

The above derivation of brach is, however, not quite satisfactory.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley

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