Dictionary - Definition of BURROCK


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Burrock" is a common misspelling or typo for: buttock, burdock.

Date "Burrock" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Burrock \Bur"rock\, noun. [Perh. from Anglo-Saxon burg, burh, hill -ock.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: BURROCK

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A small wier or dam where wheels are laid in a river, for catching fish. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"BURROCK" is a common misspelling or typo for: buttock, burdock.

Date "BURROCK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Burrock \Bur"rock\, noun. [Perh. from Anglo-Saxon burg, burh, hill -ock.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A small wier or dam where wheels are laid in a river, for catching fish. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top