puttock

Meaning

Noun

• Any of several birds of prey including the red kite, buzzard or marsh harrier
• A rapacious person who preys on the defenseless.
• The futtock.

Origin

• From Middle English puttock, puttok, potok, puttoc, of uncertain origin; perhaps representing an unattested Old English *putta -ock; or perhaps from Old English *pūthafoc, equivalent to pout + hawk. Compare also pout, poult.