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dock walloping

dock walloping noun: the activity of a dock walloper, loitering around a dock in search of casual employment.

Noun

dock walloping (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The activity of a dock walloper, loitering around a dock in search of casual employment.

Questions about dock walloping

What does dock walloping mean?
Dock walloping means the activity of a dock walloper, loitering around a dock in search of casual employment.
What part of speech is dock walloping?
Dock walloping is a noun.

Words near dock walloping in the dictionary

  1. dock leaves
  2. dock pudding
  3. dock puddings
  4. dock walloper
  5. dock wallopers
  6. dock walloping
  7. dock warrant
  8. dock warrants
  9. dock worker
  10. dock workers
  11. dockable

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