Definition of Custocks

1. custock [n] - See also: custock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Custocks

cussos
cussword
cusswords
cust
custard
custard-apple family
custard apple
custard apple tree
custard apples
custard cream
custard pie
custardlike
custards
custardy
custock
custocks (current term)
custode
custodes
custodes regni
custodia
custodial
custodial account
custodial care
custodian
custodians
custodianship
custodianships
custodier
custodiers
custodies

Literary usage of Custocks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scottish Notes and Queries edited by John Bulloch (1888)
"custocks and runts mean practically the same, namely, the stalks of the kail or ... The custocks had a great deal of juicy sweetness to impart to the ..."

2. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1866)
"... which gave rise to the following lines in the well-known song of ' Cauld Kail in Aberdeen, and custocks in Strathbogie : ' Now, Aberdeen, ..."

3. The Great North of Scotland Railway: A Guide by William Ferguson (1881)
"... is the "The Three-Gir'd Cog:"— There's cauld kail in Aberdeen, And custocks in ... pretty popular :— There's cauld kail in Aberdeen, And custocks in ..."

4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1819)
"... whilst you rest your self, and send you summons upon the first savory scent. Having had, it would appear, little better than " custocks at ..."

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