Main entry: bob, bobtail, dock
Definition: a short or shortened tail of certain animals
Main entry: dock
Definition: the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
Main entry: dock, dockage, docking facility
Definition: landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
Usage: the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late
Main entry: dock
Definition: an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
Main entry: dock, loading dock
Definition: a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
Main entry: pier, dock, wharf, wharfage
Definition: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Main entry: sorrel, sour grass, dock
Definition: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Main entry: dock
Definition: maneuver into a dock
Usage: dock the ships
Definition: remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Main entry: dock
Definition: come into dock
Usage: the ship docked
Main entry: dock
Definition: deduct from someone's wages
Main entry: dock
Definition: deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty