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bock

Syllabification: (bock)
Pronunciation: /bäk/
(also bock beer)
Definition of bock

noun

  • a strong dark beer brewed in the fall and drunk in the spring.

Origin:

mid 19th century: via French from an abbreviation of German Eimbockbier 'beer from Einbeck', a town in Hanover

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