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Definition of “puttock”

puttock (ˈpʌtək) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a type of bird of prey
  2. (pejorative) a greedy person
  3. (nautical) a curved beam that is part of the frame of a ship
  4. (Northern England, obsolete) an amount added to a scale to supply the weight that is lacking

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