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dock

38 ENTRIES FOUND:

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

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