brock
18
9.9
A mammal with black and white fur that digs holes
- noun
- /brɒk/
- Archaic
:
tejón
Synonyms
badger
vsbrock
33
1.4
A strong animal that lives in holes and has black and white face stripes
is an old dialect term for the same animal rather than modern usage
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brock comes from the old English word broc, which meant 'badger' and appears in old regional stories. So when you see brock it simply means a burrowing animal with black and white fur, in other words a 'badger'.