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Dorking
[ dawr-king ]
noun
- one of an English breed of chicken, having five toes on each foot instead of the usual four.
Dorking
/ ˈdɔːkɪŋ /
noun
- a heavy breed of domestic fowl
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Dorking1
First recorded in 1830–40; named after Dorking, town in Surrey, England
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Dorking1
C19: after Dorking, town in Surrey
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Example Sentences
I remember my wife telling me, at Witley, how cruelly she had suffered at Dorking from working under a leaden weight at this time.
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To-morrow we go—Mr. Lewes's bad health driving us—to Dorking, where everything will reach me as quickly as in London.
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Guildford and Dorking were places that it touched, though it was impossible to say with certainty where it crossed the Medway.
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Few men, even in the philanthropic neighbourhood of Dorking, were more beloved than the late Mr. Hope.
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A highway winding out of Dorking, stretching its way between hills to the sea.
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