puddock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Brown is of a generation with my parents, and grew up calling a chimney a lum, an ear a lug, a frog a puddock, and the likes of David Cameron, a sleekit skellum.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2010
But property 'ull rise in value like a puddock stool at dark, serr, if the pits come round it!
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
The Prince thanked her heartily and went on his way in the best of spirits, while the little puddock crept slowly back into the water.
From The Green Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew
S. My lord, I ask pardon; I heard Esquire Martin say she looked like a puddock in the face; and so she did.
From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)
I can hear him say, “Hae some attempt at even Soothern manners, and dinna misca’ yer betters, ye young puddock, or I’ll wring yer snoot!”
From The Lady of the Shroud by Stoker, Bram
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