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docked

The correct spelling is docked.

How to pronounce docked

verb

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The correct spelling is docked. To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy. For example: "to dock an entail"

Usage Examples

to dock an entail

I docked the laptop and allowed it to recharge for an hour.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To cut off a section of an animal's tail, to practise a caudectomy.
  2. 2.To reduce (wages); to deduct from.
  3. 3.To cut off, bar, or destroy.
  4. 4.To land at a harbour.
  5. 5.To join two moving items.

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