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macocks

macocks is the plural of macock.

Meaning of macock

Noun

macock (plural macocks)

  1. (historical) A particular plant formerly grown by Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland, thought to be a variety of squash.
    • In May amongst their corne they plant Pumpeons, and a fruit like unto a muske millen, but lesse and worse, which they call Macocks.1612, John Smith, Map of Virginia, quoted by Kupperman in 1988

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What is macocks the plural of?
Macocks is the plural of macock.

Words near macocks in the dictionary

  1. MacNiven
  2. MacNutt
  3. maco
  4. macocious
  5. macock
  6. macocks
  7. macoilin
  8. macoilins
  9. Macolyte
  10. Macolytes
  11. Macomb

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