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wretchock

wretchock noun: a stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.

Noun

wretchock (plural wretchocks)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.

Forms of wretchock

pluralwretchocks

Origin of wretchock

From wretch + -ock (“diminutive suffix”).

Questions about wretchock

What does wretchock mean?
Wretchock means a stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.
What part of speech is wretchock?
Wretchock is a noun.
What is the plural of wretchock?
The plural of wretchock is wretchocks.

Words near wretchock in the dictionary

  1. wretches
  2. wretchful
  3. wretchless
  4. wretchlessly
  5. wretchlessness
  6. wretchock
  7. wretchocks
  8. Wretham
  9. Wrexham
  10. Wrexhamite
  11. Wrexhamites

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