English Dictionary

puttock

名詞

イギリス英語 地域限定 広義

(now Britain regional) Any of several birds of prey including the red kite, buzzard or marsh harrier / (by extension) A rapacious person who preys on the defenseless. / (nautical) The futtock.

日本語の意味

（英国地方語）赤い凧鷹、ブザード、またはマーシュ・ハリアーなどの猛禽類を指す. / （比喩的に）無防備な者を狙う略奪者・強欲な人物を意味する. / （船舶用語）フットック（船の構造部材として用いられる曲がった木部）を示す.

A lone puttock circled the ruined tower as dusk fell, its shadow sweeping over the heather.

夕暮れが迫ると、孤独なノスリが廃墟の塔の周りを旋回し、その影がヒースの上を滑っていった。

意味（1）

(now Britain regional) Any of several birds of prey including the red kite, buzzard or marsh harrier

Some like to hounds, some like to Apes, dismayd, / Some like to Puttockes, all in plumes arayd: / All shap't according their conditions […]

意味（2）

(by extension) A rapacious person who preys on the defenseless.

Besides that, as though this pillage and pollage were not rapacious enough, they take in and enclose commons, moors, heaths and other common pastures where out the poor commonalty were want to have all their provisions and feeding for their cattle and (which is more) corn for themselves to live upon; all which are now in most places taken from them by those greedy puttocks to the great impoverishing and utter beggaring of many whole towns

意味（3）

(nautical) The futtock.

puttocks （ plural ）