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sillock

/ˈsɪ.lək/

sillock noun: a pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.

Noun

sillock (plural sillocks)

  1. (Scotland) A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.

Forms of sillock

pluralsillocks

Origin of sillock

From sill (“newly hatched young of fish, fry”) + -ock, ultimately from Old Norse síl, síld (“herring”), whence also dialectal Swedish sil (“the young of fish, fry”) and Norwegian sil (“sand-eel”). More at sile.

Questions about sillock

What does sillock mean?
Sillock means a pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a young coalfish.
What part of speech is sillock?
Sillock is a noun.
How do you pronounce sillock?
Sillock is pronounced /ˈsɪ.lək/.
What is the plural of sillock?
The plural of sillock is sillocks.

Words near sillock in the dictionary

  1. sillion
  2. Sillitoe
  3. Sillitoes
  4. Sillman
  5. Sillmans
  6. sillock
  7. sillocks
  8. sillograph
  9. sillographer
  10. sillographers
  11. sillographist

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