Definition of dock

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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..

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Slip :: Slip (n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip..
Hydraulic :: Hydraulic (a.) Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion; conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock, crane, or dock..
Docketing :: Docketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Docke.
Burr :: Burr (n.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..
Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial..
Docket :: Docket (n.) A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be sent; a label..
Dock :: Dock (n.) The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting..
Docquet :: Docquet (n. & v.) See Docket.
Table :: Table (v. t.) To enter upon the docket; as, to table charges against some one..
Curtail Dog :: Curtail dog () A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog not fit for sporting..
Work :: Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron works; locomotive works; gas works..
Nipplewort :: Nipplewort (n.) A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also dock-cress..
Haddock :: Haddock (n.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie..
Docketed :: Docketed (imp. & p. p.) of Docke.
Pomelo :: Pomelo (n.) A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit..
Docket :: Docket (n.) A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the clerks..
Paddock :: Paddock (n.) A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable..
Bloodwort :: Bloodwort (n.) A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (Haemodoraceae), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing..
Dockage :: Dockage (n.) A charge for the use of a dock.
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