Lexicographical Neighbors of Docken
Literary usage of Docken
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1885)
"After his disappearance Mr. docken drew his breath more freely, and exhibited a
less stern and uncompromising attitude towards his son; by way, perhaps, ..."
2. Transactions of the Philological Society by Philological Society (Great Britain). (1867)
"From analogy—compare sour- docken = sorrel—the prefix flous might seem to be ...
But I believe we must try to account for flom-docken on another principle. ..."
3. Northumberland Words by Richard Oliver Heslop (1892)
"DOCKAN, or docken, the plant Rumex obtusifolius, or the Rumex Crispus. ...
Children rub the sting with a docken leaf, repeating the words, " Nettle oot; ..."
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