Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Chiefly British An Old World robin (Erithacus rubecula) having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The bird Erythacus rubecula, the robin-redbreast of Europe. See robin
- n. . A gold coin: also called red ruddock or golden ruddock.
- n. A kind of apple.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The European robin.
- n. A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also
red ruddock , andgolden ruddock .
Etymologies
- Middle English ruddok, from Old English rudduc; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
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“The poifonous ruddock * fome, and fhrew-moufc boil.”
Internet Archive: The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical
“The poifonous ruddock * fome, and fhrew-moufe boil.”
Internet Archive: The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical
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dontcry Backing the boat into the slip...? May 4, 2008
sionnach An Old World robin (Erithacus rubecula) having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast. May 4, 2008