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raddock |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ruddock \Rud"dock\, n. [AS. ruddic cf W. rhuddog the redbreast. [root]113. See {Rud}, n.] [Written also {raddock}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The European robin. ``The tame ruddock and the coward kite.'' --Chaucer. 2. A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also {red ruddock}, and {golden ruddock}. [Obs.] Great pieces of gold . . . red ruddocks. --Florio. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Raddock \Rad"dock\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The ruddock. [Prov. Eng.]
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