1. Plural of dornick; small stones or pebbles, especially those used as missiles or for throwing.
Usage: chiefly Scottish or dialectal; often used in historical or literary contexts
2. Plural of dornick; a type of damask or figured linen fabric, historically produced in Tournai (Doornik) in Belgium.
Usage: archaic; textile/historical

Examples

• The children gathered dornicks from the riverbed to skip across the water.
• Angry crowds hurled dornicks at the soldiers during the riot.
• Medieval merchants traded fine dornicks imported from the Low Countries.
• The old castle walls bore marks where dornicks had been thrown during the siege.
• She picked up a handful of dornicks to use in her sling.