Dorking

[ dawr-king ]

noun

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

Dorking

/ ˈdɔːkɪŋ /

noun

1. a heavy breed of domestic fowl

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dorking¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dorking¹

C19: after Dorking, town in Surrey

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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Few men, even in the philanthropic neighbourhood of Dorking, were more beloved than the late Mr. Hope.

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

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