docken
Collocations
5ADJ.
classic, fusionless
VERB + DOCKEN
regarding, sting
DOCKEN + NOUN
leaf, man
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
promptly
Definitions
noun
A dock (plant); Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus.
"But the docken, man," said I— "fusionless as a docken—how classic! what an exclamation to proceed from the mouth of a solemn Don!" "No gibes regarding the docken," promptly chimed in Bang; "it is a highly respectable vegetable, let me tell you, and useful on occasion, which is more."
The leaves are accounted an antidote for the pricking of a stinging nettle. Children rub the sting with a docken leaf, repeating the words, "Nettle oot; docken in."
name
A surname.
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2"But the docken, man," said I— "fusionless as a docken—how classic! what an exclamation to proceed from the mouth of a solemn Don!" "No gibes regarding the docken," promptly chimed in Bang; "it is a h
WiktionaryThe leaves are accounted an antidote for the pricking of a stinging nettle. Children rub the sting with a docken leaf, repeating the words, "Nettle oot; docken in."
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