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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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Origin of -ock
Middle English -ok,Old English -oc, -uc
Words nearby -ock
ochroid, ochrometer, ochronosis, Ochs, ocicat, -ock, Ockeghem, ocker, Ockham, Ockham's razor, Ockham, William of
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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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