Meanings
proper noun
- A surname.
nounComstock (plural Comstocks)
plural Comstocks
- a censor; one who censors
Self-appointed Comstocks among us have for years been dedicated to the unholy quest of seeking out and destroying books considered unfavorable.
1967, Samuel W. Taylor, “Peculiar People, Positive Thinkers and the Prospects of Mormon Literature,”, in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
Origin
The noun sense is from Anthony Comstock (and the Comstock laws which he propagated). From combe (“valley”) + Old English stoc (“dwelling”).
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