n. a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
Syn. -- stevedore, loader, longshoreman, dockhand, dock worker, dock-walloper, lumper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Dock to cut off + dim. suffix -et. ] 1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be sent; a label. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) (a) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action, or register or such entries; a book of original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a formal list of the names of parties, and minutes of the proceedings, in each case in court. (b) (U. S.) A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the clerks. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in any assembly. [ 1913 Webster ]

On the docket, in hand; in the plan; under consideration; in process of execution or performance. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Docketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Docketing. ] 1. To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and papers. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) (a) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as, judgments regularly docketed. (b) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods. [ 1913 Webster ]