| slovo | definícia |
dock
(encz) | dock,dok n: Zdeněk Brož |
dock
(encz) | dock,překladiště Zdeněk Brož |
dock
(encz) | dock,přístaviště Zdeněk Brož |
Dock
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G.
docken-bl[aum]tter, 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.
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Note: 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.
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Dock
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, v. t.
To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing,
cleaning the bottom, etc.
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Dock
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a
little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and
thick column.]
1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from
the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left
after clipping or cutting. --Grew.
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2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a
horse.
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Dock
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to
dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut
short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
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His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.
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2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to
subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
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3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
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Dock
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.
doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ?
receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]
1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a
harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and
provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the
tide.
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2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or
projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --
sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down
on the dock.
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3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person
stands.
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Balance dock, a kind of floating dock which is kept level
by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the
compartments of side chambers.
Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped
out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls
and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep
water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in
constructing or repairing ships. The name includes
structures used for the examination, repairing, or
building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,
hydraulic docks, etc.
Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,
by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.
Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or
cleaning the bottom, etc.
Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of
the water by hydraulic presses.
Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores,
materials, and all conveniences for the construction and
repair of ships.
Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in separate
sections or caissons.
Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from
deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a
railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.
Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a
given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of
ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a
basin.
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dock
(wn) | dock
n 1: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits
during the trial
2: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots,
sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn:
dock, sorrel, sour grass]
3: a platform built out from the shore into the water and
supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn:
pier, wharf, wharfage, dock]
4: a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
[syn: dock, loading dock]
5: landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and
unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out;
"the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" [syn:
dock, dockage, docking facility]
6: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished
from the hair
7: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail,
bob, dock]
v 1: come into dock; "the ship docked" [ant: undock]
2: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
3: deduct from someone's wages
4: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, tail,
bob]
5: maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" [ant: undock] |
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nedockavost
(msasasci) | nedockavost
- eagerness |
burdock
(encz) | burdock,lopuch n: Zdeněk Brož |
common burdock
(encz) | common burdock, n: |
dock
(encz) | dock,dok n: Zdeněk Broždock,překladiště Zdeněk Broždock,přístaviště Zdeněk Brož |
dock worker
(encz) | dock worker, n: |
dock-walloper
(encz) | dock-walloper, n: |
dockage
(encz) | dockage, n: |
docked
(encz) | docked,zakotvený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
docker
(encz) | docker,dělník v doku Zdeněk Broždocker,dokař Zdeněk Brož |
docket
(encz) | docket,opatřit etiketou Zdeněk Broždocket,procesní listina Zdeněk Broždocket,soudní rejstřík Zdeněk Brož |
dockhand
(encz) | dockhand, n: |
docking
(encz) | docking, n: docking,spojení plavidel ve vesmíru Zdeněk Brož |
docking facility
(encz) | docking facility, n: |
docking fee
(encz) | docking fee, n: |
dockland
(encz) | dockland,přístaviště Zdeněk Brož |
docks
(encz) | docks,doky n: pl. Pajoshdocks,přístav Jaroslav Šedivý |
dockside
(encz) | dockside,molo v: Zdeněk Broždockside,přístav n: Zdeněk Broždockside,přístaviště Zdeněk Brož |
dockyard
(encz) | dockyard,loděnice n: Nijeldockyard,přístaviště Zdeněk Brož |
dry dock
(encz) | dry dock,suchý dok Zdeněk Brož |
dry-dock
(encz) | dry-dock, v: |
drydock
(encz) | drydock,suchý dok n: [lod.] xo |
finnan haddock
(encz) | finnan haddock, n: |
floating dock
(encz) | floating dock, n: |
floating dry dock
(encz) | floating dry dock, n: |
graving dock
(encz) | graving dock, n: |
great burdock
(encz) | great burdock, n: |
greater burdock
(encz) | greater burdock, n: |
haddock
(encz) | haddock,treska n: Zdeněk Brož |
lesser burdock
(encz) | lesser burdock, n: |
loading dock
(encz) | loading dock, n: |
paddock
(encz) | paddock,místo, kde jsou shromážděni koně před dostihem n: Petr Prášekpaddock,ohrazené pastvisko n: [pEdHk] Martin Král |
piddock
(encz) | piddock, n: |
prairie dock
(encz) | prairie dock, n: |
shaddock
(encz) | shaddock, n: |
smoked haddock
(encz) | smoked haddock, n: |
sour dock
(encz) | sour dock, n: |
southern spatterdock
(encz) | southern spatterdock, n: |
spatterdock
(encz) | spatterdock, n: |
undock
(encz) | undock, v: |
undocked
(encz) | undocked, adj: |
yellow dock
(encz) | yellow dock, n: |
airdock
(gcide) | airdock \airdock\ n.
1. 1 a large building at an airport where aircraft can be
stored and maintained.
Syn: hangar, repair shed
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Balance dock
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.
doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ?
receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]
1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a
harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and
provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the
tide.
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2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or
projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --
sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down
on the dock.
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3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person
stands.
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Balance dock, a kind of floating dock which is kept level
by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the
compartments of side chambers.
Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped
out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls
and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep
water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in
constructing or repairing ships. The name includes
structures used for the examination, repairing, or
building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,
hydraulic docks, etc.
Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,
by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.
Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or
cleaning the bottom, etc.
Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of
the water by hydraulic presses.
Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores,
materials, and all conveniences for the construction and
repair of ships.
Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in separate
sections or caissons.
Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from
deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a
railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.
Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a
given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of
ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a
basin.
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Bodock
(gcide) | Bodock \Bo*dock"\, n. [Corrupt. fr. bois d'arc.]
The Osage orange. [Southwestern U.S.]
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boondocks
(gcide) | boondocks \boondocks\ n.
a remote and undeveloped area; -- sometimes used
deprecatingly.
Syn: backwoods, back country, hinterland.
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Burdock
(gcide) | Burdock \Bur"dock\, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.)
A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small
burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or
wool of animals.
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Note: The common burdock is the Lappa officinalis.
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Candock
(gcide) | Candock \Can"dock\n. [Prob. fr. can + dock (the plant). Cf. G.
kannenkraut horsetail, lit. "canweed."] (Bot.)
A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of
Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).
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chardock
(gcide) | Charlock \Char"lock\, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr.
AS. le['a]c leek. Cf. Hemlock.] (Bot.)
A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow
flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields.
Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and
kedlock.
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Jointed charlock, White charlock, a troublesome weed
(Raphanus Raphanistrum) with straw-colored, whitish, or
purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
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Daddock
(gcide) | Daddock \Dad"dock\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. dad a large piece.]
The rotten body of a tree. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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Dock warrant
(gcide) | Warrant \War"rant\, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a
defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German
origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[aum]hren;
akin to OFries. wera. Cf. Guarantee.]
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1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving
authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act,
instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes
another to do something which he has not otherwise a right
to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or
authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage;
commission; authority. Specifically:
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(a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money
or other thing.
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(b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an
officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or
do other acts incident to the administration of
justice.
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(c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment
issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned
officer. See Warrant officer, below.
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2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty;
security.
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I give thee warrant of thy place. --Shak.
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His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak.
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3. That which attests or proves; a voucher.
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4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bench warrant. (Law) See in the Vocabulary.
Dock warrant (Com.), a customhouse license or authority.
General warrant. (Law) See under General.
Land warrant. See under Land.
Search warrant. (Law) See under Search, n.
Warrant of attorney (Law), written authority given by one
person to another empowering him to transact business for
him; specifically, written authority given by a client to
his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer
judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of
some specified person. --Bouvier.
Warrant officer, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant,
corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a
quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy.
Warrant to sue and defend.
(a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown,
authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or
defend for him.
(b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney
to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in
his behalf. This warrant is now disused. --Burrill.
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Dockage
(gcide) | Dockage \Dock"age\, n.
A charge for the use of a dock.
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dock-cress
(gcide) | Nipplewort \Nip"ple*wort`\ (n[i^]p"p'l*w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)
A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis),
formerly used as an external application to the nipples of
women; -- called also dock-cress.
[1913 Webster]Dock-cress \Dock"-cress`\, n. (Bot.)
Nipplewort.
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Dock-cress
(gcide) | Nipplewort \Nip"ple*wort`\ (n[i^]p"p'l*w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)
A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis),
formerly used as an external application to the nipples of
women; -- called also dock-cress.
[1913 Webster]Dock-cress \Dock"-cress`\, n. (Bot.)
Nipplewort.
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Docked
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to
dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut
short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
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His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.
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2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to
subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
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3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
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docker
(gcide) | docker \docker\ n.
a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, dockhand, dock worker,
dock-walloper, lumper.
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Docket
(gcide) | Docket \Dock"et\, n. [Dock to cut off + dim. suffix -et.]
1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads
of a writing; a summary or digest.
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2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the
name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be
sent; a label. --Bailey.
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3. (Law)
(a) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an
action, or register or such entries; a book of
original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a
formal list of the names of parties, and minutes of
the proceedings, in each case in court.
(b) (U. S.) A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing
or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the
clerks.
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4. A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in
any assembly.
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On the docket, in hand; in the plan; under consideration;
in process of execution or performance. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Docket \Dock"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Docketing.]
1. To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on
the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents
on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and
papers. --Chesterfield.
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2. (Law)
(a) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book;
as, judgments regularly docketed.
(b) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes
for trial.
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3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
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Docketed
(gcide) | Docket \Dock"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Docketing.]
1. To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on
the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents
on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and
papers. --Chesterfield.
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2. (Law)
(a) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book;
as, judgments regularly docketed.
(b) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes
for trial.
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3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
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Docketing
(gcide) | Docket \Dock"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Docketing.]
1. To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on
the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents
on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and
papers. --Chesterfield.
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2. (Law)
(a) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book;
as, judgments regularly docketed.
(b) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes
for trial.
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3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
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dockhand
(gcide) | dockhand \dockhand\ n.
a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dock worker,
dock-walloper, lumper.
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Docking
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to
dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut
short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
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His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.
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2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to
subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
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3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
[1913 Webster]docking \docking\ n.
1. (Naut.) a act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes or
anchors.
Syn: mooring, tying up, dropping anchor.
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2. (Astronautics) the coming together and joining of two
space vehicles. The joining usually is accomplished by
bringing special connecting devices, the docking ports,
into contact, and fastening the ships together by clamping
devices. The docking ports are often fitted so as to allow
a passage to be opened between the two space vehciles, and
thus to permit transfer of materials or personnel between
them.
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docking
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to
dock, clip.]
1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut
short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
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His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.
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2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to
subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
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3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.
[1913 Webster]docking \docking\ n.
1. (Naut.) a act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes or
anchors.
Syn: mooring, tying up, dropping anchor.
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2. (Astronautics) the coming together and joining of two
space vehicles. The joining usually is accomplished by
bringing special connecting devices, the docking ports,
into contact, and fastening the ships together by clamping
devices. The docking ports are often fitted so as to allow
a passage to be opened between the two space vehciles, and
thus to permit transfer of materials or personnel between
them.
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dock-walloper
(gcide) | dock-walloper \dock-walloper\ n.
a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock
worker, lumper.
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dockyard
(gcide) | dockyard \dock"yard`\, n.
A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval stores and
timber for shipbuilding.
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Dry dock
(gcide) | Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.
doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ?
receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]
1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a
harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and
provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the
tide.
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2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or
projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --
sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down
on the dock.
[1913 Webster]
3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person
stands.
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Balance dock, a kind of floating dock which is kept level
by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the
compartments of side chambers.
Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped
out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls
and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep
water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in
constructing or repairing ships. The name includes
structures used for the examination, repairing, or
building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,
hydraulic docks, etc.
Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,
by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.
Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or
cleaning the bottom, etc.
Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of
the water by hydraulic presses.
Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores,
materials, and all conveniences for the construction and
repair of ships.
Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in separate
sections or caissons.
Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from
deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a
railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.
Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a
given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of
ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a
basin.
[1913 Webster]Dry dock \Dry" dock`\ (Naut.)
See under Dock.
[1913 Webster]Dry \Dry\ (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. Drier; superl. Driest.]
[OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG.
dr["o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a
dry log. Cf. Drought, Drouth, 3d Drug.]
1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;
not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal
supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said
especially:
(a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.
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The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the
season. --Addison.
(b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not
succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.
(c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.
(d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
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Give the dry fool drink. -- Shak
(e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
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Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --
Prescott.
(f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is
entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry
gangrene; dry catarrh.
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2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;
unembellished; jejune; plain.
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These epistles will become less dry, more
susceptible of ornament. --Pope.
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3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or
hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone
or manner; dry wit.
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He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.
Irving.
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4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of
execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and
of easy transition in coloring.
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Dry area (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the
foundation of a building to guard it from damp.
Dry blow.
(a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no
effusion of blood.
(b) A quick, sharp blow.
Dry bone (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a
miner's term.
Dry castor (Zool.) a kind of beaver; -- called also
parchment beaver.
Dry cupping. (Med.) See under Cupping.
Dry dock. See under Dock.
Dry fat. See Dry vat (below).
Dry light, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,
impartial view. --Bacon.
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The scientific man must keep his feelings under
stern control, lest they obtrude into his
researches, and color the dry light in which alone
science desires to see its objects. -- J. C.
Shairp.
Dry masonry. See Masonry.
Dry measure, a system of measures of volume for dry or
coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.
Dry pile (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed
without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,
and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of
great delicacy; -- called also Zamboni's, from the names
of the two earliest constructors of it.
Dry pipe (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam
from a boiler.
Dry plate (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating
sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or
pictures can be made, without moistening.
Dry-plate process, the process of photographing with dry
plates.
Dry point. (Fine Arts)
(a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the
burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,
but is finished without the use acid.
(b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.
(c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is
made.
Dry rent (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a
clause of distress. --Bouvier.
Dry rot, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the
condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the
presence of a peculiar fungus (Merulius lacrymans),
which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but
it is more probable that the real cause is the
decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called
also sap rot, and, in the United States, powder post.
--Hebert.
Dry stove, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of
arid climates. --Brande & C.
Dry vat, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry
articles.
Dry wine, that in which the saccharine matter and
fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have
wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is
perceptible; -- opposed to sweet wine, in which the
saccharine matter is in excess.
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