"bratchet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bratchets [plural]
Etymology: From Scots, from Old French brachet (“bitch, hound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|-}} Scots, {{der|en|fro|brachet||bitch, hound}} Old French brachet (“bitch, hound”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bratchet (plural bratchets)
  1. A little brat.
    Sense id: en-bratchet-en-noun-pXSFJBTM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. Alternative spelling of brachet (“a female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brachet (extra: a female hunting hound that hunts by scent; a brach)
    Sense id: en-bratchet-en-noun-uoolhQkA

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