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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Apron :: Apron (n.) A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut..
Spelding :: Spelding (n.) A haddock or other small fish split open and dried in the sun; -- called also speldron.
Padow :: Padow (n.) A paddock, or toad..
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..
Haddie :: Haddie (n.) The haddock.
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..
Paddock :: Paddock (n.) A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable..
Docket :: Docket (v. t.) To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods..
Dock :: Dock (n.) A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
Bodock :: Bodock (n.) The Osage orange.
Dry Dock :: Dry dock () See under Dock.
Pompelmous :: Pompelmous (n.) A shaddock, esp. one of large size..
Docking :: Docking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Doc.
Parrock :: Parrock (n.) A croft, or small field; a paddock..
Patience :: Patience (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex Patientia), less common in America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb..
Ruddock :: Ruddock (n.) A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also red ruddock, and golden ruddock..
Dockage :: Dockage (n.) A charge for the use of a dock.
Warehouseman :: Warehouseman (n.) One who keeps a warehouse; the owner or keeper of a dock warehouse or wharf store.
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..
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..
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