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ˈbubbly-jock Sc.|ˈbʌblɪdʒɒk|
[f. prec. + Jock = jack. Perh. suggested in part by the sound made by the bird; cf. the English gobbler.]
A colloquial name for the turkey-cock; also fig.
1814Scott Let. in Lockhart (1839) V. 12, I am sair halded down by the Bubbly jock. 1865Carlyle Fredk. Gt. VI. xvi. ii. 143 Oh my winged Voltaire, to what dunghill Bubbly-Jocks you do stoop with homage. |