Definition of dock

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Dock (n.) An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide..

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Heaver :: Heaver (n.) One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver..
Ruddock :: Ruddock (n.) The European robin.
Dock :: Dock (v. t.) To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail..
Shaddock :: Shaddock (n.) A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; -- called also forbidden fruit, and pompelmous..
Piddock :: Piddock (n.) Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See Pholas.
Lappaceous :: Lappaceous (a.) Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked points.
Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as, judgments regularly docketed..
Grape Fruit :: Grape fruit () The shaddock.
Charlock :: Charlock (n.) A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock..
Parelle :: Parelle (n.) A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum).
Harlock :: Harlock (n.) Probably a corruption either of charlock or hardock.
Polygonaceous :: Polygonaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (Polygonaceae), of which the knotweeds (species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks (Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several other genera..
Finnan Haddie :: Finnan haddie () Haddock cured in peat smoke, originally at Findon (pron. finan), Scotland. the name is also applied to other kinds of smoked haddock..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins..
Docket :: Docket (n.) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action, or register or such entries; a book of original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a formal list of the names of parties, and minutes of the proceedings, in each case in court..
Dock :: Dock (n.) The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock..
Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial..
Dock-cress :: Dock-cress (n.) Nipplewort.
Water Dock :: Water dock () A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is R. Hydrolapathum..
Haddie :: Haddie (n.) The haddock.
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