puttock

puttock
put·tock

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  • Puttock — Put tock, n. [Cf. {Pout} a young bird, {Poult}.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The European kite. (b) The buzzard. (c) The marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Puttock — Put tock, n. (Naut.) See {Futtock}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • puttock — Marsh Marsh, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Puttock — Recorded as Puttock, Puttick, Puttack, Puttuck and Pottock this is an English surname. It originated as a nickname given to a rapacious or a particularly ravenous fellow, from the Old English pre 7th Century word puttocke , kite, a bird of prey.… …   Surnames reference

  • puttock —  a puttock candle, a small candle put in to make weight. N …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • puttock — puddick (Newfoundland) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • puttock — noun a) Any of several birds of prey including the red kite, buzzard or marsh harrier Some like to hounds, some like to Apes, dismayd, / Some like to Puttockes, all in plumes arayd: / All shapt according their conditions [...]. b) The futtock …   Wiktionary

  • puttock — ˈpəd.ək noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English puttok : any of several birds of prey: a. : a kite (Milvus milvus) b. : buzzard c …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tobie Puttock — is an Australian celebrity chef, best known for his association with British chef Jamie Oliver.Cooking careerBorn in Melbourne, Victoria, Puttock trained at Box Hill Institute of TAFE, and first worked at Caffe e Cucina in South Yarra. [Lethlen,… …   Wikipedia

  • Tobie Puttock — est un chef cuisinier australien originaire de Melbourne, dans l État du Victoria. Il doit une partie de sa notoriété à ses apparitions régulières dans plusieurs émissions culinaires, notamment en Australie où il a longtemps présenté la version… …   Wikipédia en Français

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