parrock

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An enclosed area of land; a small field or a paddock. England,Scotland,regional
    — James Broadbent did not wonder what Isaac Hartley was doing in the sodden parrock that lay behind Elphaborough Hall in the fading light of day […].
动词 v.
  1. To enclose or shut in; park. transitive

词形变化

parrocks plural parrocks present,singular,third-person parrocking participle,present parrocked participle,past parrocked past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English parrok, from Old English pearruc, pearroc (“clatrum, fence by which a space is enclosed, enclosure, enclosed land”), perhaps from post-classic Latin parricus (compare park). Cognate with Dutch perk (“flowerbed”), German Pferch (“pen, fold”).
词源 2
From Middle English parroken, parrokken, from parrok. See above.
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