-OCK

Meaning of -OCK in English

■ suffix forming nouns originally with diminutive sense: haddock.

↘also occasionally forming words from other sources: bannock.

Origin

OE -uc , -oc .

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-OCK — noun suffix Etymology: Middle English -oc, from Old English small one
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-OCK — ək or, in many words, ik or ēk noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -oc, -ok, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-OCK — () A suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock.
Английский словарь Webster
-OCK — A suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-OCK — a native English suffix of nouns, used to form descriptive names ( ruddock, lit., the red one) and diminutives ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-OCK — Etymology: Middle English -oc, from Old English : small one hill ock
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-OCK — a suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock.
Webster English vocab
-OCK — [-ock] n suffix [ME -oc, fr. OE]: small one "hillock"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-OCK — suffix forming nouns orig. with diminutive sense (hillock; bullock). [from or after OE -uc, -oc]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OCK — Function: noun suffix Etymology: Middle English -oc, from Old English : small one <hill ock >
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BUTT — I. verb see: beat Date: 13th century intransitive verb to thrust or push headfirst ; strike with the head or …
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PADDOCK — I. ˈpadə̇k, -dēk noun also pad·dow -də ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English paddok, from pad, pade toad + -ok …
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WILLOCK — ˈwilək noun ( -s ) Etymology: Will (nickname for William ) + -ock chiefly Britain : any of several birds …
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TUMMOCK — ˈtəmə̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Scottish Gaelic tom hillock (akin to Middle Irish tomm hill) + English -ock — …
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TODDICK — ˈtädik, -dēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: tod (II) + -ick (alteration of -ock ) 1. South a. : a …
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STION — ˈstīən noun ( -s ) Etymology: st ock (I) + sc ion : a plant consisting of a stock and …
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SILLOCK — ˈsilək noun ( -s ) Etymology: Scots sill young herring (of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian sild herring) + -ock …
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LASSOCK — ˈlasək noun ( -s ) Etymology: lass + -ock Scotland : a little girl : lassie
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HILLOCK — ˈhilək noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hilloc, from hill + -oc -ock : a small hill : mound …
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HATTOCK — ˈ(h)ad.ə̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: hat (I) + -ock 1. obsolete : a small hat 2. dialect England a. …
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DUNNOCK — ˈdənə̇k, ˈdu̇n- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English donek, dunoke, from dun (I) + -ek, -oke -ock dialect England …
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BOUROCK — ˈbürək noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from bour + -ock 1. Scotland : a rude hut ; especially : …
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BITTOCK — ˈbitək noun ( -s ) Etymology: bit (III) + -ock chiefly Scotland : a little bit
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APHANITE — (n.) A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.
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TUSSOCK — — tussocked , adj. /tus"euhk/ , n. a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like. [ 1540-50; appar. …
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STIRK — /sterrk/ , n. Brit. a young bull or cow, esp. one in its second year. [ bef. 900; ME; OE …
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POLLACK — /pol"euhk/ , n. , pl. pollacks , ( esp. collectively ) pollack . 1. a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of …
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PADDOCK — paddock 1 /pad"euhk/ , n. 1. a small, usually enclosed field near a stable or barn for pasturing or exercising …
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NIBLICK — /nib"lik/ , n. Golf. a club with an iron head, the face of which has the greatest slope of all …
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VALE OF WHITE HORSE — district, administrative county of Oxfordshire, historic county of Berkshire, England, lying southwest of Oxford. It encompasses the northern part of …
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HILLOCK — hill ‧ ock /ˈhɪlək/ BrE AmE noun [countable] especially British English [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: hill + -ock 'small' …
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