Noun
1. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
3. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
4. a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
5. 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;
"the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"6. the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
7. a short or shortened tail of certain animals