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

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

"But the docken, man," said I—"fusionless as a docken—how classic! what an exclamation to proceed from the mouth of a solemn Don!"

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael

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

There's just the one plan that's worth a docken.

From Huntingtower by Buchan, John

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