Pronounced: KEHJ, verb
Notes: People with the right background may know this (I didn’t)
Yesterday’s word
The word puttock is
- any of various birds of prey
- a greedy person – especially one who preys on others
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1100s
Background / Comments
The origin of our word is not clear; it may come from the Old English word putta (hawk).
