'red ruddock' definitions:

Definition of 'red ruddock'

From: GCIDE
  • Ruddock \Rud"dock\, n. [AS. ruddic; cf. W. rhuddog the redbreast. [root]113. See Rud, n.] [Written also raddock.]
  • 1. (Zool.) The European robin. "The tame ruddock and the coward kite." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also {red ruddock}, and golden ruddock. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Great pieces of gold . . . red ruddocks. --Florio. [1913 Webster]