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a native English suffix of nouns, used to form descriptive names (ruddock, lit., the red one) and diminutives (hillock).

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Words nearby -ock

-noia, -nomy, -o, -o-, -oate, -ock, -ode, -odont, -odontia, -odus, -odynia

Origin of -ock

Middle English -ok, Old English -oc, -uc
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British Dictionary definitions for -ock

-ock

suffix forming nouns

indicating smallnesshillock

Word Origin for -ock

Old English -oc, -uc
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