docking
verbnounattested in dialogue
- United States
- Australia
The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
verb
- 1
Also a form of dockpresent participle and gerund of dock
Etymology
Etymology tree English dock Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English docking From dock + -ing.
noun
- 1
The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
- 2
The securing of a vessel to the quayside with cables.
- 3
The process of connecting one spacecraft to another.
- 4
slangThe male homosexual sex act involving two men co-joined by their penises, with overlapping foreskins.
From their discussions, the participants mentioned informational and stimulating variations. For touching, one could always use feather dusters, a massage, a tongue in the ear, spooning and sucking toes (known in New York City as "shrimping). There's also "docking" for foreskinned men who can creatively stroke appendages.
- 5
A method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when bound to each other to form a stable complex.
- 6
The pricking of many small holes into doughs and pastry.
Etymology
From Middle English dockyng. By surface analysis, dock + -ing.
Forms
- plural
- dockings
docking · The process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
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