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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

jock¹ / jäk/ • n. inf. 1. a disc jockey. 2. an enthusiast or participant in a specified activity: a computer jock. jock² • n. inf. another term for jockstrap. ∎ an enthusiastic athlete or sports fan, esp. one with few other interests. ∎ a slow-witted person of large size and great physical strength.DERIVATIVES: jock·ish adj.jock³ • n. inf. a pilot or astronaut.

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jock

A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Copyright

jock An expert in a particular computing field. The word is usually preceded by the particular field in which the expert deploys his or her expertise: for example BROWSER Jock. See also GEEK, TECHIE, and ALPHA GEEK.

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DARREL INCE. "jock." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Jock

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Jock ♂ (Scottish) variant of Jack, sometimes used as an archetypal nickname for a Scotsman.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Jock." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Jock

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

Jock Sc. var. of JACK; rustic (cf. HODGE). XVI.

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T. F. HOAD. "Jock." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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jock

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

jock n. informal a pilot or astronaut.

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jock

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

jock •ad hoc, amok, Bangkok, baroque, belle époque, bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, chock-a-block, clock, cock, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, hock, hough, interlock, jock, knock, langue d'oc, lock, Locke, Médoc, mock, nock, o'clock, pock, post hoc, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok, yapok •manioc • Antioch • sjambok •gemsbok • rhebok • steenbok •springbok • grysbok • Lombok •Zadok • Languedoc •burdock, Murdoch •hollyhock • forehock • spatchcock •blackcock • Hancock • petcock •haycock • gamecock •Leacock, peacock, seacock •Hickok • Hitchcock • poppycock •stopcock • gorcock •Alcock, ballcock •monocoque • woodcock • shuttlecock •moorcock • weathercock

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