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hattock

hattock noun: a small hat.

Noun (1)

hattock (plural hattocks)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A small hat.

Noun (2)

hattock (plural hattocks)

  1. (Northern England) A shock of standing sheaves of corn or grain, the tops of which are covered and protected by two sheaves laid in such a way as to carry off rain; the two covering sheaves, also called hood sheaves or hooders.
  2. A hole in a roof where owls lodge.

Forms of hattock

pluralhattocks

Origin of hattock

From hat + -ock (“diminutive suffix”).

From Old Norse hǫttr (“cowl or covering”) + -ock (“diminutive suffix”). Compare dialectal Swedish hatt (“the covering of a corn-rick”).

Words formed from hattock

Questions about hattock

What does hattock mean?
Hattock means a small hat.
What part of speech is hattock?
Hattock is a noun.
What is the plural of hattock?
The plural of hattock is hattocks.

Words near hattock in the dictionary

  1. Hattingley
  2. hattings
  3. hattis
  4. Hattman
  5. Hatto
  6. hattock
  7. hattocks
  8. Hatton
  9. Hatton Cross
  10. Hattonian
  11. Hattonite

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