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Comstock

name

Etymology

The noun sense is from Anthony Comstock (and the Comstock laws which he propagated). From combe (“valley”) + Old English stoc (“dwelling”).

  1. derived from stoc — “dwelling”

Definitions

  1. A surname.

  2. a censor

    a censor; one who censors

    • Self-appointed Comstocks among us have for years been dedicated to the unholy quest of seeking out and destroying books considered unfavorable.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA