bockety

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[ˈbɑkətiː]

adjective

unsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over)

“Don't sit on that chair, it has bockety legs.”

OriginIrish bacaidí →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectivebockety (not comparable)

alternative bockedy

  1. Irelandnot comparableunsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over)

    Don't sit on that chair, it has bockety legs.

    1 more example

    The baby smiled happily as he was pushed along in the bockety pram.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rickety

Origin

  1. Irishbacaidí
  2. Englishbockety

From Irish bacaidí, from bacach (“lame”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bockety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bockety

MLA

“bockety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bockety. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bockety,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bockety.

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