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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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
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
The old spaniel was of the same build as the brach, and differed from it in that the head, while being short-haired, was provided with ears clothed with long, wavy hair.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
In France there are several varieties or sub-breeds of brach hounds.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891 by Various
The spearman heard the bugle sound, And cheerily smiled the morn; And many a brach, and many a hound, Attend Llewellyn's horn.
From The Illustrated London Reading Book by Various
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