Definition of puttock in English:

puttock

(also puddock)

noun ˈpʌtək

1A bird of prey, especially the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the buzzard (Buteo buteo). Now English regional and Scottish rare.
2Figurative (derogatory). A person likened to a bird of prey in being considered greedy, grasping, rapacious, etc.; specifically a petty officer of justice; a bailiff. Compare "hawk". Now rare (archaic in later use).

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Libellus de Nominibus Naturalium Rerum. Origin uncertain; perhaps from the reflex of an unattested Old English *putta hawk, of uncertain origin + -ock.

Definition of puttock in US English:

puttock

(also puddock)

nounˈpʌtək

1A bird of prey, especially the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the buzzard (Buteo buteo). Now English regional and Scottish rare.
2Figurative (derogatory). A person likened to a bird of prey in being considered greedy, grasping, rapacious, etc.; specifically a petty officer of justice; a bailiff. Compare "hawk". Now rare (archaic in later use).

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in Libellus de Nominibus Naturalium Rerum. Origin uncertain; perhaps from the reflex of an unattested Old English *putta hawk, of uncertain origin + -ock.

词汇	puttock
释义	Definition of puttock in English: puttock (also puddock) noun ˈpʌtək 1A bird of prey, especially the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the buzzard (Buteo buteo). Now English regional and Scottish rare. 2Figurative (derogatory). A person likened to a bird of prey in being considered greedy, grasping, rapacious, etc.; specifically a petty officer of justice; a bailiff. Compare "hawk". Now rare (archaic in later use). Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Libellus de Nominibus Naturalium Rerum. Origin uncertain; perhaps from the reflex of an unattested Old English putta hawk, of uncertain origin + -ock. Definition of puttock* in US English: puttock (also puddock) nounˈpʌtək 1A bird of prey, especially the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the buzzard (Buteo buteo). Now English regional and Scottish rare. 2Figurative (derogatory). A person likened to a bird of prey in being considered greedy, grasping, rapacious, etc.; specifically a petty officer of justice; a bailiff. Compare "hawk". Now rare (archaic in later use). Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Libellus de Nominibus Naturalium Rerum. Origin uncertain; perhaps from the reflex of an unattested Old English *putta hawk, of uncertain origin + -ock.
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