An artificial receptacle used for the inspecting, repairing, and cleaning a vessel's bottom. It is so contrived that after the ship is floated in, the water may run out with the fall of the tide, the shutting of the gates preventing its return.
A modified camel (which see). ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun That which is graved or carved. II. Graving ·noun The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. III. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
1) Heb. hatsabh. Job 19:24, rendered "graven," but generally means hewn stone or wood, in quarry or ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The act of cleaning a ship's bottom by burning off the impurities, and paying it over with tar or ot...
·noun The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. II. Dock ·noun A case of leathe...
To lie with a woman. The cull docked the dell all the darkmans; the fellow laid with the wench all n...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a crupper to a saddle. Devon. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
An artificial receptacle for shipping, in which they can discharge or take in cargo, and refit. A ...
A portion of the dockyard where ships were landed for a tide. ...
·noun <<Nipplewort>>. ...
·- ·see under <<Dock>>. ...
·noun The common yellow water lily (Nuphar advena). ...
·- A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the Euro...
See Billingsgate. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
At the south end of the Fleet, where it emptied itself into the Thames (Leake, 1666). In 1670 appli...
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 at Dowgate Hill to the Thames. In Dowgate Ward (P.O. Dire...
South of Galley Quay, Thames Street (O.S. 1894-6). In Tower Ward. First mention: O.S. 1848-51. ...
See Hermitage Entrance. ...
Part of the possessions of the Abbey of Graces in East Smithfield, near Nightingale Lane (L. and P. ...
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 1 at the southern end of St. Andrew's Hill (P.O. Directory)....
See Queenhithe Wharf. ...
Opposite to No.75 Lower Thames Street, on the west side of Bear Quay near the Custom House (Leake, 1...
On Tower Hill, south from No.50 Great Tower Street to 46 Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). Earl...
On the Thames, between St. Bride's Wharf east and west and Company's Wharf west, at the south end of...
He is laid up in Job's dock; i.e. in a salivation. The apartments for the foul or venereal patients ...
The charges made upon shipping for the use of docks. ...
, or duck up To clue up a corner of a sail that hinders the helmsman from seeing. ...
An artificial receptacle for examining and repairing vessels. (See graving-dock.) ...
See caisson. ...
An ancient pool of the Thames, the dirtiness of which afforded Jack some pointed sarcasms. ...
See gridiron. ...
A term used for float (which see), and also dock. ...
See Baynard's Castle Wharf. ...
East of St. Katherine's Wharf (O.S. ed. 1894). Constructed with the St Katherine's Docks, 1827-8, a...
See St. Andrew's Hill. ...
At the southern end of Common Lane and Dung Wharf (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). No later mention. ...
When a ship is on the ooze, and swaddles a bed, she is said to dock herself. ...
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...
See Port of London Authority's Warehouses. ...