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brocket

/brok-it/US // ˈbrɒk ɪt //UK // (ˈbrɒkɪt) //

锦囊,锦上添花,锦囊妙计,锦旗

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several small, red, South American deer of the genus Mazama, having short, unbranched antlers.
    • : the male red deer in the second year, with the first growth of straight horns.

Examples

  • There came a day when, riding near Brocket, she met a funeral procession, and was told that it was Byrons.

  • Brocket had no fear of rivals in business, and as his interlocutor did not pretend to be one he was exceedingly communicative.

  • Brocket showed them a place in the Hudson, about twenty miles above the city, where they could practice.

  • Name it not at Woburn-abbey—whisper it not at Panshanger—breathe it not in the epicurean retreat of Brocket-hall!

  • The letter wound up with some incoherent allusions to a cheque, and was signed by my affectionate cousin, John Brocket.