docken

British  

/ ˈdɒkən /

noun

1. another name for dock 4

2. something of no value or importance

   not worth a docken

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Etymology

Origin of docken

C14 doken, from Old English doccan, pl of docce _dock ⁴

Example Sentences

But he was nothing but a dour, donnert soldier, and valued good logic not a docken.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Before the eggs had hatched, the docken leaf wilted and dried and fell down upon the nest.

From Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz

I wouldna care a docken blade, Gin her accoont she ever paid, But while she gi'es me a' her trade, There's ne'er a word o' fee, O!

From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David

Perhaps he looked rather older than he was, for he was stiff built and strong, with an ample crop of whiskers extending from his great red docken ears round his harvest moon of a face.

From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Surtees, Robert Smith

"No gibes regarding the docken," promptly chimed in Bang; "it is a highly respectable vegetable, let me tell you, and useful on occasion, which is more."

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael