brock

American  

[brok] / brɒk /

noun

1. a European badger.

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brock British  

/ brɒk /

noun

1. a Brit name, used esp as a form of address in stories, for badger

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Etymology

Origin of brock

before 1000; Middle English brok, Old English broc badger < Celtic; compare Irish, Scots Gaelic broc, Welsh broch

Example Sentences

There is an expression common in the north that would lead the ignorant to believe that a badger perspires, or sweats, viz. "sweating like a brock."

From The Badger A Monograph by Pease, Alfred E.

We'll e'en mark him, and ca' him the Captain's brock; and I'm sure I'm glad I can do ony thing to oblige you,—but, Lord save us, to care about a brock!'

From Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir

The fox doth fight with the brock for dens, and defileth the brock's den, and hath so the mastery over him with fraud and deceit, and not by strength….

From Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus by Steele, Robert

Dandie promised with willingness, happy to oblige his guest, though quite unable to understand why any one should "care about a brock."

From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir

Take cover, and, when I whistle, on to him like a brock!'

From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard