different between raddock vs maddock

raddock

English

Noun

raddock (plural raddocks)

  1. (Britain, dialect) Alternative form of ruddock

Anagrams

  • dadrock

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maddock

English

Etymology

From Middle English maddok, from an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr (whence dialectal English mawk, Danish madike, Swedish mask), originally a diminutive of the Proto-Germanic *maþô (worm) (whence Old English maþa), equivalent to made (maggot) +? -ock.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mæd?k/

Noun

maddock (plural maddocks)

  1. (obsolete) an earthworm, a maggot

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