shaddock

[ shad-uhk ]

noun

1. pomelo.

shaddock

/ ˈʃædək /

noun

1. another name for pomelo

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaddock¹

1690–1700; named after Captain Shaddock, 17th-century Englishman who brought the seed to the West Indies from the East Indies

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaddock¹

C17: named after Captain Shaddock, who brought its seed from the East Indies to Jamaica in 1696

Example Sentences

“Of course, living on a boat and sailing on a boat is two different things and that was more of a challenge,” Shaddock told the AP a day after stepping onto land for the first time in months this week.

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“I was aware and the only preparation that you can really do is take the boat out to sea and test the boat at sea,” Shaddock said.

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“There’s one moment where you’re going and it’s most likely that you will not stop,” Shaddock said.

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“The current changes direction. So if you’re drifting you’re suddenly drifting in a circle. And the wind, it’s changing all the time,” Shaddock described.

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Its pilot, Andrés Zamorano, was the first person Shaddock had seen in months and has since become a friend.

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