Dorking

[ dawr-king ]

noun
  1. one of an English breed of chicken, having five toes on each foot instead of the usual four.

Origin of Dorking

1
First recorded in 1830–40; named after Dorking, town in Surrey, England

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How to use Dorking in a sentence

  • I remember my wife telling me, at Witley, how cruelly she had suffered at Dorking from working under a leaden weight at this time.

  • To-morrow we go—Mr. Lewes's bad health driving us—to Dorking, where everything will reach me as quickly as in London.

  • Guildford and Dorking were places that it touched, though it was impossible to say with certainty where it crossed the Medway.

    The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
  • Few men, even in the philanthropic neighbourhood of Dorking, were more beloved than the late Mr. Hope.

  • A highway winding out of Dorking, stretching its way between hills to the sea.

    Turns about Town | Robert Cortes Holliday

British Dictionary definitions for Dorking

Dorking

/ (ˈdɔːkɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a heavy breed of domestic fowl

Origin of Dorking

1
C19: after Dorking, town in Surrey

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