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parrock¹

Where it comes from

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”).

noun parrocks

  1. England, Scotland, regional An enclosed area of land; a small field or a paddock. 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 […].

parrock²

Where it comes from

From Middle English parroken, parrokken, from parrok. See above.

verb parrocks · parrocking · parrocked

  1. transitive To enclose or shut in; park.

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@misc{parrock_2026,
  title = {parrock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parrock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}