burrock

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noun

A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.

OriginOld English burg →
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Meanings

nounburrock (plural burrocks)

plural burrocks

  1. A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.

Origin

  1. Old Englishburg
  2. Englishburrock

Perhaps from Old English burg, burh (“hill”) + -ock.

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APA

burrock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrock

MLA

“burrock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burrock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrock.

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