Docken
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Docken is a noun meaning (Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) A dock (plant); Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus.
Meaning
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) A dock (plant); Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus.
Example Sentences
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."
"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."
Word Forms
- dockan
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dock, doss.
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