(countable) Distaff. / (uncountable) The flax or wool on a distaff.

Archaic form of roc (mythical bird)

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a rock or an oak ( atter + oke ). / A male given name transferred from the surname. / Any of three villages in England.

simple past tense and past participle of rock

(UK) Nickname of Gibraltar. A colony of the United Kingdom, of the Iberian Peninsula, Europe, on the Strait of Gibraltar, between Mediterranean and Atlantic

Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth. / (informal) Excellent; great.

present participle of rock

The motion of something that rocks. / The abrading of a copper plate with a rocker, preparatory to mezzotinting. / The motion by which the design on a steel mill is transferred to a copper cylinder.

(informal) An expression of celebration.

(informal, idiomatic, intransitive) To party to music, especially rock, or to continue to perform any such music; to maintain a lifestyle in keeping with, or inspired by, youth rock culture.