ˈrippock Sc.
[Origin obscure: cf. rittoch.]
The Common Tern.
| 1813 Montagu Ornith. Dict. Suppl., [In] the Orkney and Zetland Islands..they are known by the..names of Tarrock,..Rittock or Rippock. 1825 Fleming Brit. Anim. 143. |
ˈrippock Sc.
[Origin obscure: cf. rittoch.]
The Common Tern.
| 1813 Montagu Ornith. Dict. Suppl., [In] the Orkney and Zetland Islands..they are known by the..names of Tarrock,..Rittock or Rippock. 1825 Fleming Brit. Anim. 143. |
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