pellock

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noun

A porpoise.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounpellock (plural pellocks)

plural pellocks

  1. ScotlandA porpoise.

Origin

  1. Scotspellock
  2. Englishpellock

From Scots pellock, of unknown origin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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