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castock

castock noun: the stalk of kale or cabbage.

Noun

castock (plural castocks)

  1. The stalk of kale or cabbage.
    • The stolen kail was taken home and examined, and according to its height, shape, and features would be the height, shape, and features of the future husband or wife. The taste of the custock, that is, the heart of the stem, was an infallible indication of his or her temper.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 10, page 235

Forms of castock

pluralcastocks
alternative formcustock

Questions about castock

What does castock mean?
Castock means the stalk of kale or cabbage.
What part of speech is castock?
Castock is a noun.
What is the plural of castock?
The plural of castock is castocks.

Words near castock in the dictionary

  1. Castner cells
  2. Castner process
  3. castniid
  4. castniids
  5. Casto
  6. castock
  7. castocks
  8. castoff
  9. castoffs
  10. Caston
  11. Castonguay

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