brach

/ brætʃ; ˈbrætʃɪt /

noun

1. archaic.
   a bitch hound

Word History and Origins

Origin of brach¹

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

Example Sentences

There is a spot near this place in the forest called Stra-na-brach—or the badger's crag—but the badger knows the place no more.

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He must be whipped out, when the lady brach may stand by the fire and stink.

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Whatever the brach started, bold Siegfried, the hero of Netherland, slew with his hand.

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The Dupuy brach is slender and has a narrow muzzle, as if it had some harrier blood in its veins.

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The Auvergne brach resembles the southern brach, but has a white and black coat spotted with black upon white.

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