piddock

[ pid-uh k ]
/ ˈpɪd ək /

noun

any bivalve mollusk of the genus Pholas or the family Pholadidae, having long, ovate shells and burrowing in soft rock, wood, etc.

Origin of piddock

1850–55; perhaps akin to Old English puduc wart

Example sentences from the Web for piddock

  • Miss Piddock didn't want to cast no looks onto nobody, nor make no impressions.

    Samantha at the World's Fair |Marietta Holley
  • You will often see stones and rocks riddled by the Piddock as if they were as soft as cheese.

    On the Seashore |R. Cadwallader Smith

British Dictionary definitions for piddock

piddock
/ (ˈpɪdək) /

noun

any marine bivalve of the family Pholadidae, boring into rock, clay, or wood by means of sawlike shell valves See also shipworm

Word Origin for piddock

C19: origin uncertain