Meaning of ruddock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. The European robin.
   archaic
3. A ghost town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, destroyed by a hurricane.
4. A piece of gold money (probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy).
   obsolete
5. A variety of red apple, used for cidermaking.
   obsolete

Examples

“The Ouzell shrills; the Ruddock warbles soft.”

“The sweet And shrilly ruddock, with its bleeding breast”

“Great pieces of gold […] red ruddocks.”

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