laddock

English

Etymology

From lad +‎ -ock (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ædək

Noun

laddock (plural laddocks)

1. (rare, chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A little lad; laddie
   • 1925, George Ratcliffe Woodward, Domestica:

     Thereon he left the spinster, blest With guineas, birth and paddocks; For why him thought the counsel best Propounded by the laddocks.

See also

• lassock