Definition of Brancher

1. n. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.

Definition of Brancher

1. Noun. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions. ¹

2. Noun. (context: falconry) A young owl, or other raptor just too young to fly. So called because of the bird still clinging to the branches while practising flying movements with the wings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brancher

1. a young hawk [n -S]

Medical Definition of Brancher

1. 1. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions. 2. A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brancher

branch stacking
branch tee
branch to atrioventricular node
branch to sinuatrial node
branch to trigeminal ganglion
branch water
branched
branched-chain
branched-chain fatty-acid-kinase
branched-chain fatty acid synthetase
branched calculus
branched chain
branched chain acyl-CoA oxidase
branched chain ketoaciduria
branched chain ketonuria
brancher (current term)
brancher deficiency glycogenosis
brancher glycogen storage disease
brancheries
branchers
branchery
branches
branches of government
branches of segmental bronchi
branchia
branchiae
branchial
branchial apparatus
branchial arch
branchial arches

Literary usage of Brancher

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1830)
"In two cases brancher and Dogherty) pus was deposited under the skin of the ... In two other cases, (brancher and Dogherty,) there was affection of the ..."

2. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1839)
"brancher, Delius, 4" Co., merchants, of Hamburg, was an action in which the plaintiff claimed damages of the defendants for selling certain coffee, ..."

3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1839)
"Afterwards, brancher, Dalius, & Co. commenced a suit against Parker, to recover the amount of their advances. When that suit was commenced, the coffee had ..."

4. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions by Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London (1829)
"In two cases (brancher and Dogherty) pus was deposited under the skin of the ... This was the case in brancher and Carr, and I have observed the same fact ..."

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