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paiock

paiock is the alternative spelling of pajock.

Meaning of pajock

Noun

pajock (plural pajocks)

  1. (archaic) A peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.
  2. (derogatory, obsolete) savage, degenerate
    • For thou dost know, O Damon dear,
      This realm dismantled was
      Of Jove himself, and now reigns here
      A very very — pajockc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of paiock

alternative formpaiocke
alternative formpajock
alternative formpajocke

Questions about paiock

What is paiock the alternative spelling of?
Paiock is the alternative spelling of pajock.

Words near paiock in the dictionary

  1. paintures
  2. paintwork
  3. paintworks
  4. painty
  5. painy
  6. paiock
  7. paiocke
  8. Paipai
  9. paipo
  10. pair
  11. pair and share

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