Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

docken

/dˈɑkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dock-en
IPA: /dˈɑkən/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dock (plant); Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus.

name

Example Sentences

""But the docken, man," said I— "fusionless as a docken—how classic! what an exclamation to proceed from the mouth of a solemn Don!" "No gibes regarding the docken," promptly chimed in Bang; "it is a highly respectable vegetable, let me tell you, and useful on occasion, which is more.""
"The leaves are accounted an antidote for the pricking of a stinging nettle. Children rub the sting with a docken leaf, repeating the words, "Nettle oot; docken in.""

Etymology

Borrowed from German Docken or a variant form of Norwegian Dokken.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Docken, Dokken

Inflected Forms

dockan (alternative) Dockens (plural)

Homonyms

dokken

Rhymes With

talkin moroccan aachen conshohocken dokken kochan locken lokken

Questions

How do you pronounce docken?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɑkən/.
What does docken mean?: A dock (plant); Rumex obtusifolius or Rumex crispus.
Where does docken come from?: It is traced to German.

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