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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Dock

Dŏck, n.

noun

n. [A-S. docce, Ger. docken-blätter, perhaps allied to Lat. daucus, daucum, Gr. δαῦκος, δαῦκον, a kind of parsnip or carrot, used in medicine. Cf. BURDOCK.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Rumex, some species of which are well-known weeds, having a long tap-root, and are difficult of extermination. London.

Dŏck, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DOCKED (dŏkt); p. pr. & vb. n. DOCKING.] [See infra. Cf. W. tociaw, and twiciaw, to dock, clip.]

  1. To cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
  2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; as, to dock an account.
  3. To cut off, destroy, or defeat; to bar; as, to dock an entail.

Dŏck, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To bring, draw, or place in a dock;—used with reference to ships.

Dŏck, n.

noun

n. [Icel. dockr, a short tail, Fries. dok, a little bundle or bunch, Ger. docke, bundle, skein, a short and thick column.]

  1. The solid part of an animal’s tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting. Grew.
  2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.

Dŏck, n.

noun

n. [D. dok, Dan. docke, Sw. docka, Ger. dock, docke, L. Lat. doga, doha, doa, dora, donva, ditch, Pr. doga, dogna, O. Fr. donhe, dove, N. Fr. douve, from Lat. doga, sort of vessel, Gr. δοχή, δοχεῖον, receptacle, from δέχεσθαι, to receive.]

  1. An artificial inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide.
  2. The slip or space between two piers for the reception of ships; — sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock.
  3. The place where a criminal or accused person stands in court.

Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, so as to leave a ship dry for inspection or repairs; — called also a graving dock. — Floating dock, a structure, either water-tight or provided with water-tight tanks, for receiving vessels and raising them out of water by its buoyancy, when the water is pumped out of it, or out of the tanks, or the tanks are lowered by machinery; — called also sectional dock. — Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships. — Screw dock, a dock in which a frame for the reception of vessels is raised or lowered by screws and other machinery. — Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; a basin.