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roc

[ rok ]

noun

Arabian Mythology.
  1. a bird of enormous size and strength.


roc

1

/ °ùÉ’°ì /

noun

  1. (in Arabian legend) a bird of enormous size and power
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ROC

2

abbreviation for

  1. Royal Observer Corps
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of roc1

1570–80; < Arabic rukhkh, probably < Persian rukh; rook 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of roc1

C16: from Arabic rukhkh , from Persian rukh
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Example Sentences

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I opened it and, in careful printing was written “You roc.â€

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He too\ the mountain roc\ to carve into inking stones.

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Further, if Signor Bianconi's assumption hold good, then may we not have done amiss in banishing the "roc" to the realms of fiction?

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The egg itself, with its shell of white, was geometrically perfect, and brought to mind the famous tale of Sindbad and the gigantic roc.

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It was of a giant bird, like the roc of the Arabian Nights.

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