Ruddock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Chiefly British An Old World robin (Erithacus rubecula) having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast.
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  • n. The European robin.
  • n. A piece of gold money (probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The European robin.
  • n. A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also red ruddock, and golden ruddock.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The bird Erythacus rubecula, the robin-redbreast of Europe. See robin
  • n. . A gold coin: also called red ruddock or golden ruddock.
  • n. A kind of apple.
    • Word Usage
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    Variant
    red ruddock    golden ruddock   
     
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