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Comstock

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    a censor; one who censors

    "Self-appointed Comstocks among us have for years been dedicated to the unholy quest of seeking out and destroying books considered unfavorable."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The noun sense is from Anthony Comstock (and the Comstock laws which he propagated). From combe (“valley”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

Etymology 2

The noun sense is from Anthony Comstock (and the Comstock laws which he propagated). From combe (“valley”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

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