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ock

ock noun: a man of Middle Eastern descent that runs a deli or bodega, typically in New York. Also the alternative spelling of och.

Noun

ock (plural ocks)

  1. (New-York-City) A man of Middle Eastern descent that runs a deli or bodega, typically in New York.

Proper noun capitalized: Ock

Ock

  1. A river in Oxfordshire, England, that joins the Thames at Abingdon.
  2. A minor river in Surrey, England, that joins the Wey at Godalming.

Also used as

ock is also the alternative spelling of och.

Forms of ock

pluralocks

Origin of ock

From Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”) Doublet of akh.

Questions about ock

What does ock mean?
Ock means a man of Middle Eastern descent that runs a deli or bodega, typically in New York.
What part of speech is ock?
Ock can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of ock?
The plural of ock is ocks.

Words near ock in the dictionary

  1. ocimene
  2. ocimenes
  3. Ocimibundu
  4. ocinaplon
  5. ocivity
  6. ock
  7. ockard
  8. Ockbrook
  9. Ockbrook and Borrowash
  10. Ockelbo disease
  11. Ockenden

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