ruddock

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The European robin. archaic
    — The Ouzell shrills; the Ruddock warbles soft.
  2. A piece of gold money (probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy). obsolete
    — Great pieces of gold […] red ruddocks.
  3. A variety of red apple, used for cidermaking. obsolete

词形变化

ruddocks plural reddock alternative raddock alternative ruddoc alternative rudock alternative

词源

From Middle English ruddocke, ruddok, roddok, from Old English rudduc, ruduc (“robin, ruddock”, literally “little red one, red-ling”), equivalent to rud (“redness”) + -ock (diminutive suffix). The Welsh rhuddog, and Cornish rudhek (“the redbreast”) are probably from the English, although a derivation from a British Celtic *roudākos (< *roudos "red") for all three cannot be ruled out. More at rud.
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