Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A watercourse.
- To drain with underground stone gutters.
Wiktionary
- n. UK, dialect A watercourse.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Prov. Eng. A water course.
Examples
“I know a large village where the brook runs beside the highway, and you have to pass over a "drock," or small bridge, to get to each of the cottages; but such instances are rare.”
“And they were playing Black Mountain's In the Future. posted by drock”
“Wtf?! the firm? posted in forum: Small Talk by: oldskool posted in forum: Small Talk by: drock”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘drock’.
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Croquettes of Random Palavery
Another eclectic list of random words and phrases that excite or intrigue me. I'll try to tag those I make up as "madeupicals".
berberophone, chapon, clearmeat, water bailiff, daubiere, drock, pigeon racing, traveling cider m..., rictal bristles, flaming piano, burning man, peanut hay and 140 more...
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lotic words of flow
fast flowing, rapid, confluent words
boustrophedon, boustrophedric, thixotrophic, ludic, hesychastic, blend, quaquaversal, phacoemulsification, mordant, glissando, vatic, tournure and 233 more...
Tweets
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hernesheir yarb, I've considered your list suggestion for a while now.... so many interesting gleanings from times gone by - defunct professions, local and colloquial sayings and words, and enough relative quotations of such that would burst a few barrel staves at least. Sep 29, 2009
yarb The Countryman deserves its own list, since you have such a big stash, hh.
Meanwhile, the image of the dog and badger stuck fast, furiously growling at each other, frantically but ineffectually backpedalling the while, will entertain me privately for days and weeks to come. Sep 29, 2009
sionnach * is tempted to subscribe to The Countryman . For the long winter evenings that lie ahead. * Sep 29, 2009
hernesheir "A neighboring farmer whose terrier had been missing for nearly a week observed tell-tale scratches by a drock or drain under a gateway. He opened it up and found the dog face to face with a badger. Neither had been able to move back, as their hind quarters only bunched up in the attempt."
- F.H. Maundrell, Wilts., printed in the British rural agriculture periodical "The Countryman, Winter, 1956, p. 706. Sep 29, 2009
fbharjo watercourse Jan 22, 2009