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[ rok ] / rɒk /
noun Arabian Mythology.a bird of enormous size and strength. Origin of roc1570–80; <Arabic rukhkh, probably <Persian rukh;see rook2 Words nearby rocrobust, robusta, robusta coffee, robustious, robustness, roc, Roca, rocaille, rocambole, Rocard, Rocephin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rocA Rochester (ROC) passenger approached a ticket counter to check in and stated to the ticket agent that he had a bomb in his bag. The TSA’s Insane Instagram Feed|Nina Strochlic|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Roc Nation did not respond to multiple requests to confirm that they had signed the rapper to their label. Politician Scores Rapper Endorsement, Prostitution Problems Follow|Ben Jacobs|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Watch Jay-Z's "Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..." music video. A Baby Boomer's Guide to Jay-Z|Peter Lauria|November 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST As soon as the roc sees you, he will fly away for fear, and leave you at liberty. The Arabian Nights Entertainments|Anonymous
In every way Roc behaved so well that for his sake all his men were treated kindly and allowed many privileges. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts|Frank Richard Stockton Times like these, a lump like a roc's egg would rise in the boy's throat. The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various It is at the base of the massive Roc which bears aloft the chateau that is sculptured Bartholdis celebrated lion. Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy|Francis Miltoun The little boy thought they looked as if they were roc's eggs, blocks of big ruby eggs. Men, Women and Ghosts|Amy Lowell
British Dictionary definitions for roc (1 of 2)
noun(in Arabian legend) a bird of enormous size and power Word Origin for rocC16: from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh British Dictionary definitions for roc (2 of 2)Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |