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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in
     reference to the white mark on its forehead. See {Badge},n.]
     1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus {Meles} or of an
        allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick
        legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ({Meles
        meles} or {Meles vulgaris}), called also {brock}, inhabits


        the north of Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea
        taxus} or {Taxidea Americana} or {Taxidea Labradorica})
        inhabits the northern parts of North America. See
        {Teledu}.
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     2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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     {Badger dog}. (Zool.) See {Dachshund}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brock \Brock\, n. [See {Brocket}.] (Zool.)
     A brocket. --Bailey.
     [1913 Webster] Brocken specter

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brocket \Brock"et\ (br[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [OE. broket, F. broquart
     fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach,
     meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]
     1. (Zool.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called
        {brock}.
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     2. (Zool.) A small South American deer, of several species
        ({Coassus superciliaris}, {Coassus rufus}, and {Coassus
        auritus}).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brock \Brock\, n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael.
     broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.]
     (Zool.)
     A badger.
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           Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. --B.
                                                    Jonson.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Brock, NE (village, FIPS 6505)
    Location: 40.48114 N, 95.95966 W
    Population (1990): 143 (76 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68320

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Brock, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    162
     Housing Units (2000): 77
     Land area (2000):     0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.310905 sq. miles (0.805241 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            06505
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             40.480194 N, 95.959910 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68320
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Brock, NE
      Brock
  

















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