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Bock

American  
[bok] / bɒk /
Or bock

noun

  1. a strong, dark beer traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption the following spring.


bock British  
/ bok, bəʊk /

verb

  1. a variant spelling of boke

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Etymology

Origin of Bock

First recorded in 1855–60; from German Bock, Bockbier literally, “buck beer,” perhaps by misdivision of Eimbecker Bier (as if ein Bockbier “one Bockbier”) beer of Eimbeck in Lower Saxony, Germany

Example Sentences

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A research team led by Snedeker and Katrien De Bock, professor of exercise and health at ETH Zurich, has now uncovered a key piece of the puzzle.

From Science Daily

"This makes the tendons more brittle and impairs their mechanical function," explains Greta Moschini, a doctoral student in De Bock and Snedeker's groups and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily

According to De Bock, the answer is complicated.

From Science Daily

However, De Bock believes a more promising strategy may be to study the biological processes surrounding HIF1 in greater detail.

From Science Daily

It’s about a larger case in Minnesota of Feeding Our Future, a fraudulent food pantry that was run by Aimee Bock, a white woman who was convicted in March of cheating taxpayers out of nearly $250 million of pandemic funds.

From Salon