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hockle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hock-le
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.

verb

To damage cordage by twisting against the lay.

verb

to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.

Transitive verb

verb

To mow, as stubble.

Transitive verb

noun

spit, spittle

Uncountable

verb

To spit.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

hockles (plural) hockles (present, singular) hockling (participle, present) hockled (participle, past) hockled (past) hocklin (participle, present)

Synonyms

hamstring hock hough

Questions

What does hockle mean?
A knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.
Where does hockle come from?
Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”).

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