Parrock
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An enclosed area of land; a small field or a paddock. England, Scotland, regional
"James Broadbent did not wonder what Isaac Hartley was doing in the sodden parrock that lay behind Elphaborough Hall in the fading light of day […]."
- 1 To enclose or shut in; park. transitive
Example
More examples"James Broadbent did not wonder what Isaac Hartley was doing in the sodden parrock that lay behind Elphaborough Hall in the fading light of day […]."
Etymology
From Middle English parrok, from Old English pearruc, pearroc (“clatrum, fence by which a space is enclosed, enclosure, enclosed land”), perhaps from post-classic Latin parricus (compare park). Cognate with Dutch perk (“flowerbed”), German Pferch (“pen, fold”).
From Middle English parroken, parrokken, from parrok. See above.
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