Fock: noun. The singular form of the word "fox." It is a common misconception that the word "fox" is the last term in the line of degression beginning with "foxes." It leads to a belief popular among many that the word "fox" is singular, which is evidently untrue as it is one of the very few words commonly classified as quasingular. The word fock itself actually denotes any physical part belonging to a fox. This ambiguity was used by Shakespeare for comedic effect in his partially child-friendly rendition of Romeo and Juliet featuring Romeo, Juliet and the entire cast dressed up as foxes, Juliet's famous soliloquy being altered to:
"What's a Foxague? It is nor fock, nor fock,
Nor fock, nor fock, nor any other fock
Belonging to a fox."
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