A dock or wharf for loading and unloading goods, especially one designated for a specific type of cargo or vessel; an archaic term.
From 'can' (possibly from Dutch 'kant,' edge) + 'dock,' though the etymology is uncertain. This is an archaic or regional term, possibly English dialectal, referring to specific port structures from the medieval or early modern period.
Candock appears in very old English port records but has largely disappeared from use—it's one of those words that hints at lost specificity, where old ports had different names for different types of docks based on what was loaded there.
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