brach
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of brach
C14: back formation from brachez hunting dogs, from Old French, plural of brachet , of Germanic origin; compare Old High German braccho hound
Example Sentences
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His heart cried out within him the way a brach with whelps between her legs would howl and bristle at a stranger—so the hackles of his heart rose at that laughter.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
I’m proud of my father as he cares for dog and brach.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
In France there are several varieties or sub-breeds of brach hounds.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
The Auvergne brach resembles the southern brach, but has a white and black coat spotted with black upon white.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
For leash I bear a cord of careful grief; For brach I lead an over-forward mind; My hounds are thoughts, and rage despairing blind, Pain, cruelty, and care without relief.
From Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia by Crow, Martha Foote
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