Dorking
[dɒ:kiŋ]
Definition
(noun.) an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled).
Typed by Arthur--From WordNet
Definition
n. a square-bodied breed of poultry variously coloured and with five claws on each foot—so named from Dorking in Surrey.
Checked by Elisha
Examples
- Now, you remember the sudden end of the engagement between the Honourable Miss Miles and Colonel Dorking? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Let my accents swell to Mickleham on one side, and Dorking on the other. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Early the next morning, I set forth for the little town of Dorking--the place of Sergeant Cuff's retirement, as indicated to me by Betteredge. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And if the Sergeant won't leave his retirement at Dorking---- He won't, Mr. Franklin! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He has got a little cottage at Dorking; and he's up to his eyes in the growing of roses. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Here Mr. Weller jerked his head in the direction of Dorking churchyard, in mute explanation that his words referred to the late Mrs. Weller. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- SIXTH NARRATIVE Contributed by SERGEANT CUFF I Dorking, Surrey, July 30th, 1849. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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