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ruddock

(rud′ək)

noun

Brit., Dialectal robin (sense )

Origin: ME ruddok < OE rudduc < rudu, red (see rudd) + -uc, -ock

See ruddock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British

An Old World robin (Erithacus rubecula) having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ruddok

Origin: , from Old English rudduc; see reudh- in Indo-European roots

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