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pellock

pellock noun: a porpoise.

Noun

pellock (plural pellocks)

  1. (Scotland) A porpoise.

Forms of pellock

pluralpellocks

Origin of pellock

From Scots pellock, of unknown origin.

Questions about pellock

What does pellock mean?
Pellock means a porpoise.
What part of speech is pellock?
Pellock is a noun.
What is the plural of pellock?
The plural of pellock is pellocks.

Words near pellock in the dictionary

  1. pellitory-of-the-wall
  2. Pellman
  3. Pellmans
  4. pellmell
  5. Pello
  6. pellock
  7. pellocks
  8. pelloidal
  9. Pellon
  10. pellonulid
  11. pellonulids

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