sour dock

noun

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Origin of sour dock

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

Words nearby sour dock

soupy, soupçon, sour, sour cherry, sour cream, sour dock, sour gourd, sour grapes, sour gum, sour mash, sour on

Definition for sour dock (2 of 2)

dock⁴

[ dok ]

/ dɒk /

noun

any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock), having long taproots.

any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds.

Origin of dock

⁴

before 1000; Middle English dokke, Old English docce; cognate with Middle Dutch docke, Middle High German tocke

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British Dictionary definitions for sour dock (1 of 4)

dock¹

/ (dɒk) /

noun

a wharf or pier

a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships

an area of water that can accommodate a ship and can be closed off to allow regulation of the water level

short for dry dock

short for scene dock

mainly US and Canadian a platform from which lorries, goods trains, etc, are loaded and unloaded

verb

to moor (a vessel) at a dock or (of a vessel) to be moored at a dock

to put (a vessel) into a dry dock for repairs or (of a vessel) to come into a dry dock

(of two spacecraft) to link together in space or link together (two spacecraft) in space

Word Origin for dock

C14: from Middle Dutch docke; perhaps related to Latin ducere to lead

British Dictionary definitions for sour dock (2 of 4)

dock²

/ (dɒk) /

noun

the bony part of the tail of an animal, esp a dog or sheep

the part of an animal's tail left after the major part of it has been cut off

verb (tr)

to remove (the tail or part of the tail) of (an animal) by cutting through the boneto dock a tail; to dock a horse

to deduct (an amount) from (a person's wages, pension, etc)they docked a third of his wages

Word Origin for dock

C14: dok, of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for sour dock (3 of 4)

dock³

/ (dɒk) /

noun

an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his trial

Word Origin for dock

C16: from Flemish dok sty

British Dictionary definitions for sour dock (4 of 4)

dock⁴

/ (dɒk) /

noun

any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves

any of several similar or related plants

Word Origin for dock

Old English docce; related to Middle Dutch, Old Danish docke, Gaelic dogha

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Idioms and Phrases with sour dock

dock

see in the dock.