First Known Use: 1837
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brocket
noun brock·et \ˈbrä-kət\
Definition of BROCKET
: any of several small deer (genus Mazama) of Central and South America with unbranched antlers
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Origin of BROCKET
brocket (two-year-old male red deer), from Middle English broket, from Anglo-French; akin to Old French broche tine of an antler, pointed tool — more at broach
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