skræppe — meaning in English

English meaning

• chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
• dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.

Senses

skræppe is used for these senses in English:

• chatter The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
• dock Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

chatter — full definition

1. noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
2. noun A rapid, rattling sound, as from vibration or teeth knocking together.
3. verb To talk quickly and casually about unimportant things.
4. verb To rattle or click rapidly, as teeth in the cold or a tool vibrating.

dock — full definition

1. noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
2. verb To bring a ship into a dock, or for a spacecraft to connect to another craft or station.
3. verb To deduct an amount from someone's pay or score as a penalty.
4. noun The enclosed area in a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial.
5. noun A weedy plant with broad leaves, traditionally rubbed on nettle stings.

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