ruddock

[ ruhd-uh k ]

/ ˈrʌd ək /

noun British Dialect.

Words nearby ruddock

rudderpost, rudderstock, ruddevator, ruddle, ruddleman, ruddock, ruddy, ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone, rude, rude awakening

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
Ruddock had once set out with high hopes of reaching the Sixth; his first term he had won a Divinity prize in the Shell.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
Ruddock was, moreover, an altruist; he always worked for the good of his fellow-men.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
Old Ruddock begins to come out, not as a raconteur, but as an interrupter, which is a new phase of character.
Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 62, January 20, 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
Ruddock, and Relf Chapman, to which society he once belonged, and left in the year 1702.
Curious Church Customs|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ruddock

ruddock

/ (ˈrʌdək) /

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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