docken
/ (ˈdɒkən) /
noun mainly Scot
another name for dock 4
something of no value or importance
not worth a docken
Word Origin for docken
C14
doken, from Old English
doccan, pl of
docce
dock
4
Words nearby docken
docherty,
docile,
dock,
dock-walloper,
dockage,
docken,
docker,
docket,
dockhand,
docking bridge,
docking keel
Example sentences from the Web for docken
Before the eggs had hatched the docken leaf wilted and dried and fell down upon the nest.
Riverby |John BurroughsBut he was nothing but a dour, donnert soldier, and valued good logic not a docken.
The Men of the Moss-Hags |S. R. CrockettBefore the eggs had hatched, the docken leaf wilted and dried and fell down upon the nest.
Bird Stories from Burroughs |John BurroughsJamie, but ye hae a poor taste; and I may say, as the auld sang sings, Will ye compare a docken till a tansie?
The Entail |John Galt