Word Origin & History
brach
"bitch hound" (archaic), c.1340, brache, originally "hound that hunts by scent," from O.Fr. brache, of W.Gmc. origin (cf. M.Du. brache, O.H.G. braccho "hound, setter"). Related to M.H.G. bræhen "to smell," cognate with L. fragrare "to smell sweetly."
