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🏘️ A town in England 🐔 A chicken breed
Dorking

Dorking

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A town in southern England or a type of chicken with five toes
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdɔːkɪŋ/
: Dorking
  • The streets of Dorking are alive with activity but conjure up memories of the past with their numerous antique shops.
  • Dorking chicken

Examples

  • The main market town, Dorking, and the surrounding rural area appear to be prosperous and continuing to grow.

    Academic text (1994)

  • In Dorking, we discovered beautiful countryside trails perfect for hiking.

  • What am I gonna do in Dorking?

    All of Us Strangers (2023)

  • In the center of Dorking, we visited a meat market on one of the main streets.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The ticket says Dorking.

    A Room with a View (1986)

  • Each of the triplet boys weighed more than 30 pounds, which surpasses a birth weight record recorded in Dorking, England, in 1984, where a woman gave birth to a baby weighing 27 pounds.

    Blog text (26)

  • During our trip to Dorking, we enjoyed exploring the local shops and cafes.

  • The unique Dorking breed of chicken is easily recognized by its five toes.

Surface Forms

Dorking main

Etymology

Dorking is a town name that likely comes from the old name of a small local river, the 'Dork', and originally meant the people who lived by that river. Because the chickens came from that town, the bird breed later took the same name Dorking.