Etymology

Tarbock

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Today it means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4687). Full definition →

Old English þorn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromþorn“thornbush”
  2. English todayTarbock

From Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishþorn all →

ThorntonthornThorndikeThornburyThornleyThorleyThorneyThoringtonThurnham

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