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piddock

[ pid-uhk ]

noun

  1. any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pholas or the family Pholadidae, having long, ovate shells and burrowing in soft rock, wood, etc.


piddock

/ ˈpɪdək /

noun

  1. any marine bivalve of the family Pholadidae, boring into rock, clay, or wood by means of sawlike shell valves See also shipworm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of piddock1

1850–55; perhaps akin to Old English puduc wart
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Word History and Origins

Origin of piddock1

C19: origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

You will often see stones and rocks riddled by the Piddock as if they were as soft as cheese.

And Nony Piddock said, "It sickened a man to see so much vain orniment."

Miss Piddock didn't want to cast no looks onto nobody, nor make no impressions.

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