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geddock

geddock noun: a small staff or goad.

Noun

geddock (plural geddocks)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) A small staff or goad.

Forms of geddock

pluralgeddocks
alternative formgeddok

Origin of geddock

From a diminutive of gade, a dialectal form of goad, equivalent to goad + -ock.

Questions about geddock

What does geddock mean?
Geddock means a small staff or goad.
What part of speech is geddock?
Geddock is a noun.
What is the plural of geddock?
The plural of geddock is geddocks.

Words near geddock in the dictionary

  1. Geddies
  2. Geddington
  3. Geddis
  4. Geddises
  5. geddit
  6. geddock
  7. geddocks
  8. geddoff
  9. gedds
  10. geddup
  11. gedempte meat

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