bocky

English

Etymology

Derived from Irish bac (“bend”).

Adjective

bocky

  1. (Ireland) crooked
    • A NORTH-COUNTY DUBLIN CLOSSARY:
      A bocky stick, a bocky leg.

References

  • J. J. Hogan and Patrick C. O'Neill (1947) “A NORTH-COUNTY DUBLIN GLOSSARY”, in Béaloideas‎[1], volume 17, number 1/2, An Cumann Le Béaloideas Eireann/Folklore of lreland Society, page 264
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