ruddock

[ ruhd-uhk ]

nounBritish Dialect.

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ruddock

/ (ˈrʌdək) /


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

Origin of ruddock

1
Old English rudduc; related to rudu redness; see rudd

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