laddock en · NOUN
Etymology
From lad + -ock (diminutive suffix).
Meanings
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(Scotland, dialectal, rare) A little lad; laddie
Thereon he left the spinster, blest With guineas, birth and paddocks; For why him thought the counsel best Propounded by the laddocks.
1925, George Ratcliffe Woodward, Domestica:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laddocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |