Brock
nameEtymology
From Middle English brok, from Old English broc (“badger”), related to Danish brok (“badger”); both probably originally from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos.
Definitions
An English and Scottish surname from Middle English, a variant of Brook, or originally a…
An English and Scottish surname from Middle English, a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger (Middle English broc(k)).
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A small village in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England…
A small village in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5140).
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A river in Lancashire which flows through the village to the River Wyre.
An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri, United States.
A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.
An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio, United States.
A town in Parker County, Texas, United States.
A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
A village in the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64) in Saskatchewan.
A river in Quebec, Canada, a tributary of the Chibougamau River.
A male badger.
- Or with pretence of chasing thence the brock, Send in a cur to worry the whole flock.
A brocket, a stag between two and three years old.
- By sportsmen the stag is called, the first year, a calf or hind-calf ; the second year, a knobber ; the third, a brock ; the fourth, a staggard ; the fifth, a stag ; the sixth, a hart.
A dirty, stinking fellow.
To taunt.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA