roc

American  

[rok] / rɒk /

noun

Arabian Mythology.

1. a bird of enormous size and strength.

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ROC ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Royal Observer Corps

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roc ² British  

/ rɒk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of roc

1570–80; < Arabic rukhkh, probably < Persian rukh; rook ²

Example Sentences

I opened it and, in careful printing was written “You roc.”

From Seattle Times

Further, if Signor Bianconi's assumption hold good, then may we not have done amiss in banishing the "roc" to the realms of fiction?

From Project Gutenberg

The egg itself, with its shell of white, was geometrically perfect, and brought to mind the famous tale of Sindbad and the gigantic roc.

From Project Gutenberg

It was of a giant bird, like the roc of the Arabian Nights.

From Project Gutenberg

Times like these, a lump like a roc’s egg would rise in the boy’s throat.

From Project Gutenberg