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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A coarse woollen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, filters and other items. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bock form-of, gerund, participle, present

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A suburb of Braintree in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7524).
2. 2
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

powerbockpowerbock

Etymology

Named after the town of Bocking, England, where it was first made.

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