29 November 2016
roc
[rok]
noun, Arabian Mythology.
1. a bird of enormous size and strength.
Origin of roc
Persian, Arabic
1570-1580; < Arabic rukhkh, probably < Persian rukh; see rook2
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Examples from the Web for roc
Contemporary Examples
Watch Jay-Z’s ” roc Boys (And The Winner Is)…” music video.
A Baby Boomer’s Guide to Jay-Z
Peter Lauria
November 13, 2010
roc Nation did not respond to multiple requests to confirm that they had signed the rapper to their label.
Politician Scores Rapper Endorsement, Prostitution Problems Follow
Ben Jacobs
June 11, 2014
A roc hester ( roc) passenger approached a ticket counter to check in and stated to the ticket agent that he had a bomb in his bag.
The TSA’s Insane Instagram Feed
Nina Strochlic
July 13, 2014
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Today’s quote
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.
– C. S. Lewis
On this day
29 November – International Day of Solidarity with Palestine.
29 November 1898 – birth of C.S. Lewis, Irish novellist, author of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ and ‘The Screwtape Letters’. Died 22 November 1963.
29 November 1922 – Federal authorities are engaged to assist in the enforcement of prohibition laws in the United States.
29 November 1947 – the United Nations votes in favour of Resolution 181 for the partitioning of the land of Palestine in order to create both a Jewish state, named Israel, and an Arab state named Palestine. Arab nations refused to accept the resolution and the state of Palestine was not created, while the state of Israel was.
29 November 1948 – the first Holden car is manufactured in Australia by General Motors Holden Automotive (GMH). The first model is a Holden FX.
29 November 1963 – The Warren Commission is established to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. After 10 months, the Chief Justice Earl Warren hands down his findings that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in the assassination.
29 November 1986 – death of Cary Grant, born Archibald Alexander Leach, actor (‘North by Northwest‘, ‘To Catch a Thief‘, ‘An Affair to Remember‘, ‘Gunga Din‘). Born 18 January 1904.
29 November 2012 – The United Nations votes to recognise Palestine as a ‘non-member state’, implicitly acknowledging Palestinian statehood.