brocket
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2VERB + BROCKET
called
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until
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noun
A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.
Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter
“Why, a stag is called a brocket until he is three years old, at four years he is a staggart; at five years a warrantable stag; and after five years he becomes a hart royal.”
A brocket deer, a member of genus Mazama, of short-horned deer of the tropical Americas.
Before fighting, brockets rear and jump in display; when fighting, they jump over each other, striking the opponent with the hooves of the forelegs or hind legs in passing.
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A city and village in North Dakota.
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3Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter
Wiktionary“Why, a stag is called a brocket until he is three years old, at four years he is a staggart; at five years a warrantable stag; and after five years he becomes a hart royal.”
WiktionaryBefore fighting, brockets rear and jump in display; when fighting, they jump over each other, striking the opponent with the hooves of the forelegs or hind legs in passing.
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