Bock

or bock

[ bok ]

noun

1. a strong, dark beer traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption the following spring.

bock

/ bok; bəʊk /

verb

1. a variant spelling of boke

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bock¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from German Bock, Bockbier literally, “buck beer,” perhaps by misdivision of Eimbecker Bier (as if ein Bockbier “one Bockbier”) beer of Eimbeck in Lower Saxony, Germany

Example Sentences

Those still awaiting trial include Feeding our Future’s founder Aimee Bock, who has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.

From Seattle Times

Mary Angela Bock, a media professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said there are many reasons why someone might pull out their phone in a situation like the one in Charlotte.

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Bock, who studies people who film law enforcement, said police leaders often will say to her that they support the idea of respectfully distanced citizen video because it creates more evidence.

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“Which is why I advocate to people to respectfully record from a distance because the more perspectives, the better when we triangulate. When we have more than one view of a scene, we have a better idea of what happened,” Bock said.

From Seattle Times

Among the defendants awaiting trial is Aimee Bock, the founder of Feeding our Future.

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