ruddock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ruddock
Old English rudduc ; related to rudu redness; see rudd
Example Sentences
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The ruddock would With charitable bill bring thee all this; Yea, and furred moss besides, when flowers are none, To winter-ground thy corse.
From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by Ruskin, John
The ruddock would, With charitable bill, * * * * * bring thee all this; Yea, and furr'd Moss besides, when flowers are none, To winter-ground thy corse.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
The merry lark her matins sings aloft; The thrush replies; the mavis descant plays; The ouzel shrills; the ruddock warbles soft; So goodly all agree, with sweet consent, To this day's merriment.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
The ruddock he shall build his nest Just above thy true love's breast!
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John
And let the ruddock build his nest Just above my true love's breast!—
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John
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