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Dock

2 stages from Middle Dutch to English.

Today it means a structure built along a waterfront for loading, unloading, or repairing ships
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dok
Middle Dutch · medieval
"a ship basin"
a channel or basin where ships are loaded and repaired
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dock
English · 1500s
"a structure for loading and unloading ships"
adopted directly from Dutch maritime vocabulary
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