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docken¹

noun dockan · Docken

  1. Ireland, Northern England, Scotland 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."

Docken²

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Borrowed from German Docken or a variant form of Norwegian Dokken.

proper noun Dockens

  1. A surname.

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@misc{docken_2026,
  title = {docken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/docken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}