DOCK

dock. Dock, n. a place for ships, cut tail, chine, herb

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Dock (dŏk), n. [[AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G. docken-blätter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. �, �, a kind of parsnip or carrot, used in medicine. Cf. Burdock.]] (Bot.) A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination. ☞ Yellow dock is Rumex crispus, with smooth curly leaves and yellow root, which that of other species is used medicinally as an astringent and tonic.