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单词 brock
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Definition of brock in English:

brock

noun brɒk
British
  • A name for a badger.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mervyn King is the wise old brock to whom the otters and accident-prone Mole turn when baffled.

Origin

Old English brocc, broc, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh and Cornish broch, Irish and Scottish Gaelic broc, and Breton broc'h.

  • badger from early 16th century:

    Badger is probably based on badge (a LME word of unknown origin), with reference to the animal's distinctive facial markings. Use as a verb arose in the late 18th century and reflects the popularity at that time of badger-baiting, a pastime where badgers were drawn from their setts by dogs and killed for sport (illegal in the UK since 1830). The alternative name brock is a use of the Old English word for badger, one of the few words the Anglo-Saxons adopted from Celtic.

Rhymes

ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok
 
 
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