Hockle Definition

noun

A knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.

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(Geordie, vulgar) Spit, spittle.

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verb
To damage cordage by twisting against the lay.
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To hamstring; to hock; to hough; to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.

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To mow, as stubble.

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(Geordie) To spit.

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Origin of Hockle

  • From imperfect and past participle hockled; from present participle and verbal noun hockling. From hock.

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  • Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”).

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  • Probably onomatopoeic.

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HHOHOC

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ELEKLE

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