brocket

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: brock=et

CIDE DICTIONARY

brocket, n. [OE. broket, F. broquart fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).].

•  A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.  [1913 Webster]
•  A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, Coassus rufus, and Coassus auritus).  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

brocket, n. any small deer of the genus Mazama, native to Central and S. America, having short straight antlers.

Etymology

ME f. AF broque (= broche BROACH)