Definition of "ruddock" [rud•dock]

• Chiefly British An Old World robin (Erithacus rubecula) having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast. (noun)

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• "The poifonous ruddock * fome, and fhrew-moufc boil."
• "The poifonous ruddock * fome, and fhrew-moufe boil."