dock vs sour dock

sour dock vs dock

dock and sour dock both are nouns.

dock is a verb but sour dock is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dock	Yes	No	Yes	No
sour dock	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sour dock is a hyponym of dock; that is, sour dock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dock:

dock: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
sour dock: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens

Other hyponyms of dock include garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa, Rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel, sheep sorrel, bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius, yellow dock, French sorrel, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus.

dock (noun)	sour dock (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
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
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

dock (verb)	sour dock (verb)
maneuver into a dock
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
come into dock
deduct from someone's wages
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

Difference between dock and sour dock

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