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docker
1/ ˈdɒkə /
noun
- a person or thing that docks something, such as the tail of a horse
docker
2/ ˈdɒkə /
noun
- a man employed in the loading or unloading of ships US and Canadian equivalentlongshoreman See also stevedore
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There are many ways in which a docker can steal from the cargoes he discharges without being found out.
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Then followed a gurgling sound from the docker's bed, and soon he too was lying singing at the top of his voice.
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The cruel sport of cock fighting is on the token of William Docker, of Leeds, drawer.
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This great difficulty was one of the reasons for the formation of docker battalions.
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There is no reason why a 'docker' should not grow his own vegetables and be his own dairyman at the same time.
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