dock
1dock
noun \ˈdäk\Definition of DOCK
1
: any of a genus (Rumex) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs
2
: any of several usually broad-leaved weedy plants (as of the genus Silphium)
Origin of DOCK
Middle English, from Old English docce; akin to Middle Dutch docke dock
First Known Use: before 12th century
Rhymes with DOCK
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