different between puddock vs ruddock

English

Noun

puddock (plural puddocks)

1. (obsolete) paddock

Scots

Noun

puddock (plural puddocks)

1. frog or toad

English

Alternative forms

• reddock, raddock (dialectal)
• ruddoc, rudock (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English ruddocke, ruddok, roddok, from Old English rudduc, ruduc (“robin, ruddock”, literally “little red one, red-ling”), equivalent to rud (“redness”) +? -ock (diminutive suffix). The Welsh rhuddog, and Cornish rudhek (“the redbreast”) are probably from the English, although a derivation from a British Celtic *roud?kos (< *roudos "red") for all three cannot be ruled out. More at rud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d?k/

Noun

ruddock (plural ruddocks)

1. The European robin.

   • The tame ruddock and the coward kite.

2. (obsolete) A piece of gold money (probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy).
   • 1611, John Florio, Queen Anna's New World of Words, or Dictionarie of the Italian and English tongues

     Great pieces of gold […] red ruddocks.

3. A variety of red apple.