ruddock

[ruhd-uh k]

noun British Dialect.

robin(def 1).

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Contemporary Examples of ruddock

They're singing Bob Marley songs, because Ruddock is from Jamaica.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull
Mark Jacobson
March 8, 2014

Historical Examples of ruddock

Ruddock, and Relf Chapman, to which society he once belonged, and left in the year 1702.
Curious Church Customs
Various
Ruddock was, moreover, an altruist; he always worked for the good of his fellow-men.
The Loom of Youth
Alec Waugh
Ruddock, Johnstone and the other old stagers were all of the same opinion.
The Loom of Youth
Alec Waugh
Yet there was no laughing crowd, and I haven't heard one of Ruddock's jokes bruited about.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 6, 1872
Various
Whereat Pendell almost roars with laughter, and nods at me knowingly, as if asking if Ruddock isn't a character.
Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 1872
Various

British Dictionary definitions for ruddock

ruddock

noun

British a dialect name for the robin (def. 1)

Word Origin for ruddock

Old English rudduc; related to rudu redness; see rudd

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Word Origin and History for ruddock

"robin," late Old English rudduc, from rudu "red color," related to read (see red (adj.1)) + diminutive suffix.