Horrocks

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounHorrocks (countable and uncountable, plural Horrockses)

plural Horrockses · alternative Horrox

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA small coastal town in the Mid West Region of Western Australia.

Origin

From a dialect term hurrock (“heap of stones”) typical of Manchester.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Shorrock
Cite this entry
APA

Horrocks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horrocks

MLA

“Horrocks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horrocks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Horrocks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Horrocks.

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