JORROCKS

Meaning of JORROCKS in English

Jor ‧ rocks /ˈdʒɒrəks $ ˈdʒɑː-/ BrE AmE

a humorous character in books and magazine stories by R. S. Surtees (1805–64). Jorrocks is a London ↑ grocer (=owner of a food shop) who loves horse racing and hunting ↑ fox es .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

JORROCKS — Jorrocks BrE AmE ˈdʒɒr əks AmE \ ˈdʒɔːr- ˈdʒɑːr-
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SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH — born May 17, 1803, The Riding, Northumberland, Eng. died March 16, 1864, Brighton, Sussex English novelist. Passionately addicted to riding …
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SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH — born , May 17, 1803, The Riding, Northumberland, Eng. died March 16, 1864, Brighton, Sussex novelist of the chase and …
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SURTEES, ROBERT SMITH — born May 17, 1803, The Riding, Northumberland, Eng. died March 16, 1864, Brighton, Sussex English novelist. Passionately addicted to riding …
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