ETYM Old Eng. broket, French broquart fallow deer a year old, from the same root as Eng. broach, meaning point (hence tine of a horn).
1. Male red deer in its second year.
2. Small South American deer with unbranched antlers.
Name for a male European red deer in its second year, when it has short, straight, pointed antlers. Brocket deer, genus Mazama, include a number of species of small, shy, solitary deer found in Central and South America. They are up to 1.3 m/4 ft in body length and 65 cm/2 ft at the shoulder, and have similar small, straight antlers even when adult.
City in North Dakota (USA); zip code 58321.