brock
/bɹɑk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.71 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An English and Scottish surname from Middle English, a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger (Middle English broc(k)).
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A small village in Myerscough and Bilsborrow parish, Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5140).
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An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri, United States.
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A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio, United States.
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A town in Parker County, Texas, United States.
Example Sentences
- ""I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock." "General Brock?" she asked, mystified. "General Isaac Brock, you know. The Battle of Queenston Heights, where we defeated the Americans." Her puzzled expression showed that she had not heard of the occasion. Young Busby was shocked."
- "Or with pretence of chasing thence the brock, Send in a cur to worry the whole flock."
- "By sportsmen the stag is called, the first year, a calf or hind-calf ; the second year, a knobber ; the third, a brock ; the fourth, a staggard ; the fifth, a stag ; the sixth, a hart."
- "Then other boys noticed that he had a softness for me, and brocked us both, so that I, who had been as unconscious as ever of anything erotic, suddenly learnt what was going on &, by some profound power of suggestion, what my feelings actually were."
Etymology
From Middle English brok, from Old English broc (“badger”), related to Danish brok (“badger”); both probably originally from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: brok, broc, *brokkos
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɹɑk/
- British English: /bɹɒk/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.