brow antler

American  

noun

1. the first prong from the base of a stag's antler.

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Etymology

Origin of brow antler

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Macaulay. µ The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler.

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And sometimes they used the broad end of the brow antler instead of a stone chisel.

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In most instances there is but one developed brow antler, the other being a solitary curved prong.

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There are deer about, for two heads came on board, like our red deer, but with only a brow antler, and a well-curved single switch above that—some fellow sending them to be set up for home?

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On this being shed the next spring produces a small branch from the base of this beam, called the brow antler, which is identical almost with the single bifurcated horn of the Furcifer from Chili.

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