Ruddock
//ˈɹʌdək// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The European robin. archaic
"The Ouzell shrills; the Ruddock warbles soft."
- 2 A piece of gold money (probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy). obsolete
"Great pieces of gold […] red ruddocks."
- 3 A variety of red apple, used for cidermaking. obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A ghost town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, destroyed by a hurricane.
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More examples"The Ouzell shrills; the Ruddock warbles soft."
Etymology
From Middle English ruddocke, ruddok, roddok, from Old English rudduc, ruduc (“robin, ruddock”, literally “little red one, red-ling”), equivalent to rud (“redness”) + -ock (diminutive suffix). The Welsh rhuddog, and Cornish rudhek (“the redbreast”) are probably from the English, although a derivation from a British Celtic *roudākos (< *roudos "red") for all three cannot be ruled out. More at rud.
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