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bock beer

or Bock beer

[ bok ]
/ ˈbɒk ˈbɪər /
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Origin of bock beer

First recorded in 1865–70; see origin at Bock

Words nearby bock beer

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British Dictionary definitions for bock beer

bock beer

bock

/ (bɒk) /

noun
US and Canadian heavy dark strong beer
(in France) a light beer

Word Origin for bock beer

C19: from German Bock bier, literally: buck beer, name given through folk etymology to beer brewed in Einbeck, near Hanover
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