Dock
/dˈɑk/
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Definition
(noun) Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
Sentence Examples
The ship is now in dock for a refit.
Tom was sunbathing on the dock.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ship is now in ____ for a refit.