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-ock

American  

  1. a native English suffix of nouns, used to form descriptive names (ruddock, lit., the red one) and diminutives (hillock ).

-ock British  

suffix

  1. indicating smallness

    hillock
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Etymology

Origin of -ock

Middle English -ok, Old English -oc, -uc

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