Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
Brock
An English and Scottish surname, a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger (Middle English broc(k)).
A male given name from surnames.
A small village in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5140).
A river in Lancashire which flows through the village to the River Wyre.
An unincorporated community in Scotland County, Missouri, United States.
A village in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States.
An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio, United States.
A city (?) in Parker County, Texas, United States.
A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
A village in the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A rural municipality of (Brock No. 64) in Saskatchewan.
A river in Quebec, Canada, a tributary of the Chibougamau River.
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brock (plural brocks)
(UK) a male badger.
(archaic, possibly, obsolete) A brocket, a stag between two and three years old.
(obsolete) A dirty, stinking fellow.
brock (third-person singular simple present brocks, present participle brocking, simple past and past participle brocked)
To taunt.
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Source: Wiktionary
Brock, n. Etym: [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael. broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A badger. Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. B. Jonson.
Brock, n. Etym: [See Brocket.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A brocket. Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.