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dock, in botany: see buckwheat buckwheat, common name for certain members of the Polygonaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs found chiefly in north temperate areas and having a characteristic pungent juice containing oxalic acid. Species native to the United States are most common in the West. ..... Click the link for more information. . dockAny coarse weedy plant of the genus Rumex, in the buckwheat family, that has a long taproot and is sometimes used as a potherb. Most docks are native to Europe but naturalized throughout North America. Examples include curly dock (R. crispus) and bitter dock (R. obtusifolius). The early basal leaves of patience-dock (R. patientia) are sometimes used in salads. The common weed R. acetosa is known variously as dock, common sorrel, or garden sorrel. See also sorrel. dock(1) To place into a cradle or base station. See docking station. dock1 1. a wharf or pier 2. a space between two wharves or piers for the mooring of ships 3. an area of water that can accommodate a ship and can be closed off to allow regulation of the water level 4. short for dry dock 5. short for scene dock 6. Chiefly US and Canadian a platform from which lorries, goods trains, etc., are loaded and unloaded dock2 1. the bony part of the tail of an animal, esp a dog or sheep 2. the part of an animal's tail left after the major part of it has been cut off dock3 an enclosed space in a court of law where the accused sits or stands during his trial dock4 1. any of various temperate weedy plants of the polygonaceous genus Rumex, having greenish or reddish flowers and typically broad leaves 2. any of several similar or related plants How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Katherine's Dock House on Tower Hill, and he informed us that he had a special affection for the view of that historic locality, with the Gardens to the left, the front of the Mint to the right, the miserable tumble-down little houses farther away, a cabstand, boot- blacks squatting on the edge of the pavement and a pair of big policemen gazing with an air of superiority at the doors of the Black Horse public-house across the road. You will find yourself in the dock, my friend, in the prisoners' dock, I say Captain Granet, Ralph promised that there should be a pinnace at number seven dock from one until three. |
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