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roc

noun \ˈräk\

Definition of ROC

:  a legendary bird of great size and strength believed to inhabit the Indian Ocean area
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Origin of ROC

ultimately from Arabic rukhkh
First Known Use: 1579

Rhymes with ROC

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok

ROC

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Definition of ROC

Republic of China (Taiwan)

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