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
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“It is not known how it arrived,” said Clive Bock of the USDA.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
According to De Bock, the answer is complicated.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
On Dec. 30, a federal judge cleared the way for the government to seize $5.2 million in assets from Bock.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 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
Bock calls the style of these works Romanesque; and he thinks that they show a Saracenic influence.
From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess
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