wretchock

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noun

A stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounwretchock (plural wretchocks)

plural wretchocks

  1. UKdialectalA stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.

Origin

From wretch + -ock (“diminutive suffix”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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