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Etymology

Originally in plural, from Old French brachez, plural of brachet, a diminutive of Provençal brac, from Old Frankish. Cognate to the German Bracke.

Noun

A hound, especially a female hound used for hunting.
- 1605: Mastiff, greyhound, mongrel grim, / Hound or spaniel, brach or him. — William Shakespeare, King Lear III.vi