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bockety

[ˈbɑkətiː]

bockety adjective: unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over).

Adjective

bockety (not comparable)

  1. (Ireland) unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over)
    • Don't sit on that chair, it has bockety legs.
    • The baby smiled happily as he was pushed along in the bockety pram.

Forms of bockety

alternative formbockedy

Origin of bockety

From Irish bacaidí, from bacach (“lame”).

Questions about bockety

What does bockety mean?
Bockety means unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over).
What part of speech is bockety?
Bockety is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bockety?
Bockety is pronounced [ˈbɑkətiː].

Words near bockety in the dictionary

  1. bockadams
  2. bocked
  3. bockedy
  4. Bockelman
  5. Bockelmans
  6. bockety
  7. bockey
  8. bockeys
  9. Bockhampton
  10. bocking
  11. bockings

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