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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)).
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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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.
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An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri, United States.
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A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio, United States.
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A town in Parker County, Texas, United States.
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A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
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A village in the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Brock No. 64) in Saskatchewan.
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A river in Quebec, Canada, a tributary of the Chibougamau River.
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noun
A male badger.
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A brocket, a stag between two and three years old.
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noun
A dirty, stinking fellow.
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Usage: obsolete
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verb
To taunt.
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History
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.
