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noun
(also Modock)
US 1A member of a North American Indian people living on the border of Oregon and California.
2The extinct language of the Modoc, a dialect of Klamath (or Klamath–Modoc), which is hypothesized to be part of the Penutian superfamily.
adjective
(also Modock)
US Of, relating to, or designating the Modoc.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Klamath mo:wat'a:k, lit. ‘in the extreme south’, a name for Tule Lake in the centre of the Modoc territory.
noun
(also modock)
slang, rare US A person who takes up aviation for reasons of self-publicity or social prestige.
Origin
1930s. Origin unknown.
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