·noun The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.
II. Dock ·noun A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.
III. Dock ·vt To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an Entail.
IV. Dock ·vt To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, ·etc.
V. Dock ·noun A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.
VI. Dock ·vt To cut off a part from; to Shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.
VII. Dock ·noun The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting.
VIII. Dock ·vt to cut off, as the end of a thing; to Curtail; to cut short; to Clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.
IX. Dock ·noun The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships;
— sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock.
X. Dock ·noun An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, — used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide.