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Brack vs Brock - What's the difference?

brack | brock |

As nouns the difference between brack and brock

is that brack is (obsolete) salt or brackish water or brack can be an opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach while brock is (uk) a male badger.

As a verb brock is

to taunt.

brack

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) brac.

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) Salt or brackish water.
    • (Drayton)

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) braak.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An opening caused by the parting of a solid body; a crack or breach.
  • * J. Fletcher
    • Stain or brack in her sweet reputation.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    brock

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger ( Middle English broc(k) ).
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 1949 , Mary Wakefield , Dundurn Press (2009), ISBN 1550028774, page 132:
    • "I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock'." "General '''Brock'''?" she asked, mystified. "General Isaac ' Brock , you know. The Battle of Queenston Heights, where we defeated the Americans." Her puzzled expression showed that she had not heard of the occasion. Young Busby was shocked.