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roc  (rk)
n.
A mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength.
[Arabic ru.]
roc [rɒk]
n
(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) (in Arabian legend) a bird of enormous size and power
[from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh]
ROC
abbreviation for
(Military) Royal Observer Corps
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Noun1.roc - mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strengthroc - mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
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As soon as the roc sees you he will fly away from fear, but you must walk on till you come to a castle covered with plates of gold, studded with jewels.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
If a roc, an eagle, a griffin, a flying elephant, a winged sea-horse, had suddenly appeared, and, taking him on its back, carried him bodily into the heart of the 'Salwanners,' it would have been to him as an everyday occurrence, in comparison with what he now beheld.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
The Fairy Peribanou had fled into the inmost cavern with Prince Ahmed: the Roc had whisked away Sindbad the Sailor out of the Valley of Diamonds out of sight, far into the clouds: and there was everyday life before honest William; and a big boy beating a little one without cause.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
 
 
 
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