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 (M. vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea Americana or Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.

2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.

Badger dog. (Zo["o]l.) See Dachshund.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Brock \Brock\, n. [See Brocket.]

(Zo["o]l.) A brocket. --Bailey.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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. (Zo["o]l.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called brock.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A small South American deer, of several species (Coassus superciliaris, C. rufus, and C. auritus).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Brock \Brock\, n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.]

(Zo["o]l.) A badger.

Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. --B. Jonson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)