Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An inclosure; a park; a croft or small field.
- n. See the quotation.
- To inclose or shut in; park.
Wiktionary
- n. UK, dialect An inclosure; a park; a croft, or small field; a paddock.
- v. transitive To inclose or shut in; park.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Prov. Eng. A croft, or small field; a paddock.
Etymologies
- From Middle English parroken, parrokken, from parrok. See above. (Wiktionary)
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End in -ock
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fitting words
a list of words from the indo european root ar- and variations : to fit together
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ruzuzu The Century Dictionary definition for parrock advises us to see "the quotation." I think this was it:
"'Paul primus heremita hadde parroked hym-selue,
That no man myghte se hym for muche mos and lenes.'
Piers Plowman (C), xviii."
- The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia Jul 30, 2010