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Definition of Docking

1. Noun. The act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes.

Definition of Docking

1. Verb. (present participle of dock) ¹

2. Noun. The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal. ¹

3. Noun. The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables ¹

4. Noun. (spacecraft) The process of connecting one spacecraft to another. ¹

5. Noun. (colloquial LGBT) The sex act of pressing one's penis into the foreskin of another. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Docking

1. dock [v] - See also: dock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Docking

Literary usage of Docking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Law of Charter Parties and Ocean Bills of Lading by Wharton Poor (1920)
"... more than six months have elapsed since her last docking.2 If the charter does not provide for docking, the charterer has no claim against the owner . ..."

2. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"Every ship should carry a docking plan which shows: the length on the load water ... The docking plan should also contain information as to cross-sections ..."

3. Western Live-stock Management by Carl N. Kennedy, George Roy Samson, Oran Milton Nelson, Ermine Lawrence Potter (1917)
"docking instruments. The instruments used in docking are a sharp pocket- knife, ... The docking chisel is usually made of rather heavy iron, and has a broad ..."

4. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain by Bernard Burke (1862)
"The HARES of docking were a younger branch of the ancient family of Hare of ... Mr. Christian assumed, on succeeding to docking, the name and arms of HARK ..."

5. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1920)
"docking Horses docking horses by cutting off the tail, ... docking Lambs In docking the tails of lambs a strong, sharp knife should be used, ..."

6. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"Division of docking privileges on meandered and navigable stream.—Frequent contests arise as to the rights of riparian owners in docking privileges on a ..."

7. The Modern Horse Doctor: Containing Practical Observations on the Causes by George H. Dadd (1856)
"For the treatment of fistula the reader is referred to Pott Evil. docking. Fashion and convenience seem to require that horses must submit to have their ..."

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