roscoe

roscoe · noun¹

Unknown, apparently from the surname Roscoe; sometimes attested as John Roscoe. Attested from the 1910s.

Roscoe · proper noun²

1. Old Norse · derived fromrá“roebuck”
2. English todayRoscoe

From a place in Lancashire, from Old Norse rá (“roebuck”) + skógr (“forest”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 20th c. A handgun, particularly a revolver.