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qroqqa commented on the word derry-dock
"Lovers are poor foolish derry-docks," the old man muttered.
—Max Beerbohm, The Happy Hypocrite, 1897
Not in OED. Can't google for it because the town of Derry|Londonderry has a dock.
December 31, 2008