"bock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bock.wav Forms: bocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: From German Bockbier. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Bockbier}} German Bockbier Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bock (countable and uncountable, plural bocks)
  1. A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Beer Synonyms: bock beer
    Sense id: en-bock-en-noun-EFqNdgre
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Irish bac (“to hinder”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ga|bac||to hinder}} Borrowed from Irish bac (“to hinder”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} bock
  1. (Ireland) to hinder, stop Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-bock-en-verb-dBIKb~jR Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 14 17 21 5 3 1 24 1 1 1 1 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 13 18 23 5 2 0 26 0 0 0 0 2 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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