Meaning of docken | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dock (plant); Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus.
   Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland
2. A surname.

Examples

“"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."”

“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."”

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