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Frock vs Brock - What's the difference?

frock | brock |

As nouns the difference between frock and brock

is that frock is a dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body while brock is a male badger.

As verbs the difference between frock and brock

is that frock is to clothe in a frock while brock is to taunt.

As a proper noun Brock is

{{surname|A=An|English and Scottish|from=Middle English}}, a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger ( Middle English broc(k)).

frock

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) frok, frokke, from (etyl) ).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
  • An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals, a habit.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To clothe in a frock.
  • To make a cleric.
    • Derived terms
    * defrock

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) froke, variation of . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A frog.

    • brock

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger ( Middle English broc(k) ).
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 1949 , Mary Wakefield , Dundurn Press (2009), ISBN 1550028774, page 132:
    • "I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock'." "General '''Brock'''?" she asked, mystified. "General Isaac ' Brock , you know. The Battle of Queenston Heights, where we defeated the Americans." Her puzzled expression showed that she had not heard of the occasion. Young Busby was shocked.