sour dock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [souuh r, sou-er dok]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər dɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [souuh r, sou-er dok]
- /saʊər, ˈsaʊ ər dɒk/

Definitions of sour dock words

noun sour dock any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots. 1
noun sour dock any of various other plants, mostly coarse weeds. 1

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Origin of sour dock

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325

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Parts of speech for Sour dock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sour dock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sour dock usage trend in Literature

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