docken
noun mainly Scot
another name for dock 4
something of no value or importancenot worth a docken
Word Origin for docken
C14 doken, from Old English doccan, pl of docce dock 4
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Examples from the Web for docken
Historical Examples of docken
Before the eggs had hatched the docken leaf wilted and dried and fell down upon the nest.
RiverbyJohn Burroughs
Before the eggs had hatched, the docken leaf wilted and dried and fell down upon the nest.
Bird Stories from BurroughsJohn Burroughs
Jamie, but ye hae a poor taste; and I may say, as the auld sang sings, Will ye compare a docken till a tansie?
The EntailJohn Galt
But he was nothing but a dour, donnert soldier, and valued good logic not a docken.
The Men of the Moss-HagsS. R. Crockett