Definition of dock

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Dock (v. t.) To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages..

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Water Can :: Water can () Any one of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; -- so called from the shape of the seed vessel. See Nuphar, and cf. Candock..
Pomelo :: Pomelo (n.) A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit..
Pompelmous :: Pompelmous (n.) A shaddock, esp. one of large size..
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..
Burdock :: Burdock (n.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals..
Dry Dock :: Dry dock () See under Dock.
Yard :: Yard (n.) An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard..
Puddock :: Puddock (n.) A small inclosure.
Paddock :: Paddock (n.) A toad or frog.
Doquet :: Doquet (n.) A warrant. See Docket.
Clote :: Clote (n.) The common burdock; the clotbur.
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..
Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..
Haddie :: Haddie (n.) The haddock.
Dogget :: Dogget (n.) Docket. See Docket.
Jacksnipe :: "Jacksnipe (n.) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe..
Dock :: Dock (n.) A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
Rumicin :: Rumicin (n.) A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic acid.
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..
Purrock :: Purrock (n.) See Puddock, and Parrock..
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