Bock

American  

[bok] / bɒk /

Or bock

noun

1. a strong, dark beer traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption the following spring.

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bock British  

/ bok, bəʊk /

verb

1. a variant spelling of boke

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Etymology

Origin of Bock

First recorded in 1855–60; from German Bock, Bockbier literally, “buck beer,” perhaps by misdivision of Eimbecker Bier (as if ein Bockbier “one Bockbier”) beer of Eimbeck in Lower Saxony, Germany

Example Sentences

"This makes the tendons more brittle and impairs their mechanical function," explains Greta Moschini, a doctoral student in De Bock and Snedeker's groups and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Seemingly nonstop construction has since turned Amazon workers and various contractors into regulars at the watering hole, where Speelman now stocks Texas-made Shiner Bock lager to appeal to transplants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Contact reporter Doug Bock Clark at [email protected] or on Signal at 678-243-0784.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025

At Cal State Stanislaus, students could usually get an appointment with a lawyer in a matter of days, said Guillermo Metelin Bock, who coordinates support services for undocumented students.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

"Yes, indeed," said Meibert, "if Bock could see him he would recall his cruel assertion that man retains full possession of his mental powers only until the age of fifty!"

From Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. by Hillern, Wilhelmine von