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bale-dock
ˈbail-dock, ˈbale-dock Obs. [? f. bail n.3 barrier: see dock.] At the Old Bailey, London, (formerly) ‘a small room taken from one of the corners of the court, and left open at the top; in which, during the trials, are put some of the malefactors.’ Scots Mag. 1753 XV. 42/1.1624 Heywood Gunaik. iii. 1...
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▪ I. dock, n.1 (dɒk) Forms: 1 docce, 4–5 dokke, dok, 4– dock. [OE. docce, pl. and inflected sing. doccan; app. Common WGer. or OTeut.: cf. MDu. docke, in comb. docke-blaederen ‘petasites’, Ger. docken-blätter the common dock, ODa. ådokke = OE. éadocce water-dock; also OF. doque, doke, docque, mod.No...
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