Médoc

[ mey-dok; French mey-dawk ]

/ meɪˈdɒk; French meɪˈdɔk /

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noun

a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.

a red Bordeaux wine produced there.

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Words nearby Médoc

medivac, medlar, Med. Lat., medley, medley relay, Médoc, Medon, medrese, medroxyprogesterone, Med.Sc.D., medulla

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How to use Médoc in a sentence

The sour Medoc was sparingly drunk, mixed with sugar and water; some drank home-brewed small beer, the majority only water.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
I don't see how you can doubt that that flaxen-haired girl is a descendant of Medoc, Prince of Wales.
Overland|John William De Forest
I don't know how it happens, but they have some very decent Medoc.
The Barrier|Allen French
The celebrated vineyards before mentioned, are plains, as is generally the canton of Medoc, and that of the Grave.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

In Medoc they plant the vines in cross-rows of three and a half pieds.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for Médoc

Médoc

/ (meɪˈdɒk, ˈmɛdɒk, French medɔk) /

noun

a district of SW France, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary: famous vineyards

a fine red wine from this district

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