2. (popular).—The hospital.

Verb (old).—1. To deflower; hence, by implication, to possess; [Gypsy

dūkker, to ravish]. Feminine analogues are to have done the trick; to

have had it; to have done it at last; to be cracked in the ring; to

have broken her tea-cup; to have had it there; to have gone star-gazing

on her back; to have given her pussy a taste of cream; to have let the

pony over the dyke (Scots’); to have broken her knees or her leg; to

have sprained her ankle. Fr., avoir vu le loup; laisser aller le chat

au fromage; and avoir vu la lune; whilst l’avoir encore and avoir

encore l’avoine is said of maids. Sp., desvirgar = to deflower: Docked

= possessed.

1567. Harman, Caveat [ed. 1869, E.E.T. Soc.], p. 87. He dokte the

dell.

1609. Dekker, Lanthorne and Candlelight. ‘Canting Rithmes.’ Docked

the dell for a Coper meke.

1611. Middleton and Dekker, Roaring Girl, v., 1. And couch till a

pallyard docked my dell.

2. (Winchester College).—To scratch out; to tear out (as from a book);

also to strike down.

To go into dock, verb. phr. (nautical).—To undergo salivation.

To be docked smack smooth, verb. phr. (old).—To have suffered

amputation of the penis.

Docker, subs. (legal).—1. A brief handed to counsel by a prisoner in

the dock. Legal etiquette compels acceptance if ‘marked’ with a minimum

fee of £1 3s. 6d.

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