roc

[ rok ]

/ rɒk /

noun Arabian Mythology.

a bird of enormous size and strength.

Nearby words

robusta coffee, robusti, jacopo, robustious, robustly, robustness, roc, roca, rocaille, rocambole, rocard, rochalimaea

Origin of roc

1570–80; < Arabic rukhkh, probably < Persian rukh; see rook²

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As soon as the roc sees you, he will fly away for fear, and leave you at liberty.
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In every way Roc behaved so well that for his sake all his men were treated kindly and allowed many privileges.
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Times like these, a lump like a roc's egg would rise in the boy's throat.
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It is at the base of the massive Roc which bears aloft the chateau that is sculptured Bartholdis celebrated lion.
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The little boy thought they looked as if they were roc's eggs, blocks of big ruby eggs.
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British Dictionary definitions for roc (1 of 2)

roc

/ (rɒk) /

noun

(in Arabian legend) a bird of enormous size and power

Word Origin for roc

C16: from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh

British Dictionary definitions for roc (2 of 2)

ROC

abbreviation for

Royal Observer Corps

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