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Vinony

hillock

noun

  1. small hill
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪl.ək/

name

Etymology: From Middle English hillok (“hillock”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near or on a hillock.

  1. A surname from Middle English.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock.

  1. A small hill.

    “As he rounded a hillock, he perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men.”

    “With the setting sun sending long shadows loping ahead of them over the smooth hillocks of the downs, they came up with the lagoon; a contentful return home, with appetite brisked up by a ten-mile walk, and plenty of food to satisfy it.”