docken

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Definition of docken

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(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."”
“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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noun

(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."”
“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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Borrowed from German Docken or a variant form of Norwegian Dokken.

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