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dock-walloper

[ dok-wol-uh-per ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a casual laborer about docks or wharves.


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Other Words From

  • dock-wallop·ing noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dock-walloper1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; dock 1 + walloper ( def )
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Example Sentences

The sneaking dock-walloper, I'll take the starch out of him when we land!

Well, among other things, I've been a dock-walloper, a beach-comber by force of circumstance, not above settling arguments with fists, or boots, or staves.

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