thurrock

Meaning

Noun

• The hold of a ship; also, the bilge.

Origin

• From Middle English thurrok, from Old English þurruc, from Proto-West Germanic *þurruk, from Proto-Indo-European *terg-, *terǵ-. Cognate with Saterland Frisian durk, Middle Dutch durck, dorck (Dutch durk, dork), Middle Low German dork, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐍉, Latin tergō, tergeō, Old English þurh, þuruh. More at through, thorough.