Bock

Or bock

[bok]

noun

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

bock

/ bok, bəʊk /

verb

1. a variant spelling of boke

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bock¹

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

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.

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And even if that reference eluded anyone, Bock’s bouncing, daydreaming, old world melody, practically encoded into our cultural DNA, assured perfect understanding.

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

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“Comedies went the way of the western,” said Jeff Bock, senior box office analyst at research firm Exhibitor Relations.

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Given the lower box office returns for comedies these days, and the fact that they usually don’t work as well internationally, the ideal price point is typically around $30 million to $40 million, said Bock of Exhibitor Relations.

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