"burrock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: burrocks [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Old English burg, burh (“hill”) + -ock. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|burg}} Old English burg, {{m|ang|burh||hill}} burh (“hill”), {{affix|en|-ock}} -ock Head templates: {{en-noun}} burrock (plural burrocks)
  1. A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-burrock-en-noun-pFYUSLcQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ock

Inflected forms

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