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单词 rittock
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Definition of rittock in English:

rittock

(also ruttok, rittag)
noun ˈrɪtək
Caithness, Shetland, Orkney, Scottish
  • A tern or small gull.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Low (1747–1795), naturalist. Probably from the unattested Norn cognate of Old Icelandic rytr kind of gull, Icelandic ryta kittiwake, Faroese ryta kittiwake (from an ablaut variant (zero-grade) of the same Scandinavian base as Old Icelandic rauta, probably originally descriptive of the bird's cry) + -ock.

 
 

Definition of rittock in US English:

rittock

(also ruttok, rittag)
nounˈrɪtək
Caithness, Shetland, Orkney, Scottish
  • A tern or small gull.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Low (1747–1795), naturalist. Probably from the unattested Norn cognate of Old Icelandic rytr kind of gull, Icelandic ryta kittiwake, Faroese ryta kittiwake (from an ablaut variant (zero-grade) of the same Scandinavian base as Old Icelandic rauta, probably originally descriptive of the bird's cry) + -ock.

 
 
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