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piddock
[ pid-uhk ]
/ ˈpɪd ək /
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noun
any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pholas or the family Pholadidae, having long, ovate shells and burrowing in soft rock, wood, etc.
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Origin of piddock
1850–55; perhaps akin to Old English puduc wart
Words nearby piddock
Picumnus, Picus, PID, piddle, piddling, piddock, Pidgeon, pidgin, pidgin English, pidginize, Pidgin Sign English
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How to use piddock in a sentence
You will often see stones and rocks riddled by the Piddock as if they were as soft as cheese.
On the Seashore|R. Cadwallader SmithAnd Nony Piddock said, "It sickened a man to see so much vain orniment."
Samantha at the World's Fair|Marietta HolleyMiss Piddock didn't want to cast no looks onto nobody, nor make no impressions.
Samantha at the World's Fair|Marietta Holley
British Dictionary definitions for piddock
piddock
/ (ˈpɪdək) /
noun
any marine bivalve of the family Pholadidae, boring into rock, clay, or wood by means of sawlike shell valvesSee also shipworm
Word Origin for piddock
C19: origin uncertain
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