English Explanatory Dictionary

byock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A male ostrich's black and white wing feather.

Word forms

byock byocks

Etymology

Unknown; the Italian bajocco (“brown”) entered English in the 16th century as byock or baiock (“a small Italian copper coin”), but any relationship with this word seems unlikely.

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