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Rockite

Rockite noun: a member of an agrarian rebel group active in the south-west of Ireland from 1821 to 1824, whose figurehead was the mythical folk hero Captain Rock.

Noun

Rockite (plural Rockites)

  1. (historical) A member of an agrarian rebel group active in the south-west of Ireland from 1821 to 1824, whose figurehead was the mythical folk hero Captain Rock.

Forms of Rockite

pluralRockites

Origin of Rockite

From Rock + -ite.

Questions about Rockite

What does Rockite mean?
Rockite means a member of an agrarian rebel group active in the south-west of Ireland from 1821 to 1824, whose figurehead was the mythical folk hero Captain Rock.
What part of speech is Rockite?
Rockite is a noun.
What is the plural of Rockite?
The plural of Rockite is Rockites.

Words near Rockite in the dictionary

  1. rockings
  2. rockish
  3. rockism
  4. rockist
  5. rockists
  6. Rockite
  7. Rockites
  8. rockjumper
  9. rockjumpers
  10. rockland
  11. Rockland County

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