"puttock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: puttocks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English puttock, puttok, potok, puttoc, of uncertain origin; perhaps representing an unattested Old English *putta (“hawk”) + -ock; or perhaps from Old English *pūthafoc (literally “pout-hawk”), equivalent to pout (“a kind of fish”) + hawk. Compare also pout (“a young bird”), poult. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|puttock}} Middle English puttock, {{m|enm|puttok}} puttok, {{m|enm|potok}} potok, {{m|enm|puttoc}} puttoc, {{m|ang|*putta|t=hawk}} *putta (“hawk”), {{suffix|en||ock}} + -ock, {{inh|en|ang|*pūthafoc|lit=pout-hawk}} Old English *pūthafoc (literally “pout-hawk”), {{compound|en|pout|hawk|nocat=1|t1=a kind of fish}} pout (“a kind of fish”) + hawk, {{m|en|pout||a young bird}} pout (“a young bird”), {{m|en|poult}} poult Head templates: {{en-noun}} puttock (plural puttocks)
  1. (now British regional) Any of several birds of prey including the red kite, buzzard and marsh harrier Tags: British, regional Categories (lifeform): Birds of prey
    Sense id: en-puttock-en-noun-GzqBxeht Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 56 29 15 Categories (other): British English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ock Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 31 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ock: 34 37 29
  2. (by extension) A rapacious person who preys on the defenseless. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-puttock-en-noun-1zAlL4NG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ock Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ock: 34 37 29
  3. (nautical) The futtock. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-puttock-en-noun-xI35u87h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ock Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ock: 34 37 29 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: puttock plate, puttock ring

Inflected forms

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