brocket

plural brockets

1. A stag in its second year, before its horns have started branching.

   Near-synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter

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   “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.”

   1847, Frederick Marryat, chapter 4, in The Children of the New Forest, England: H. Hurst

   Synonyms: knobber, knobbler, pricket, spitter

2. 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.

   1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, page 118

1. A city and village in North Dakota.