释义 |
Definition of docken in English: dockennoun ˈdɒk(ə)n Scottish another term for dock (the plant) Example sentencesExamples - After thoroughly double-digging my fruit plot before planting, I've discovered a huge docken has just appeared through the thick mulch.
- He surveyed the grounds with their hen-houses, rust-bound corrugated iron sheds, broken down tractors, potato patches and clothes poles chest high in dockens with full heads of seeds.
Origin Late Middle English: apparently from Old English doccan, plural of docce (see dock4). |