ruddock
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ruddock¹
- /ˈɹʌdək/
Where it comes from
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.
noun ruddocks · reddock · raddock · ruddoc · rudock
- The European robin. The Ouzell shrills; the Ruddock warbles soft.
- A piece of gold money (probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy). Great pieces of gold […] red ruddocks.
- A variety of red apple, used for cidermaking.
Ruddock²
proper noun Ruddocks · Rudick
- A surname.
- A ghost town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, destroyed by a hurricane.
Talk about this word "ruddock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ruddock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ruddock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ruddock "ruddock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ruddock.Cite this
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title = {ruddock},
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