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hockettor

hockettor noun: a knight of the post; a professional false witness.

Noun

hockettor (plural hockettors)

  1. (obsolete) A knight of the post; a professional false witness.
    • Hockettor, or Hocqueteur, a knight of the post; a decayed man; a basket carrier.1889, John Mounteney Lely, Wharton's Law-lexicon: Forming an Epitome of the Law of England; and Containing Full Explanations of the Technical Terms and Phrases Thereof, Both Ancient and Modern....
  2. (obsolete) A decayed or degraded man.
  3. (obsolete) A basket carrier; a low-status porter who carries goods in a basket.

Synonyms of hockettor

Forms of hockettor

pluralhockettors
alternative formhocqueteur

Questions about hockettor

What does hockettor mean?
Hockettor means a knight of the post; a professional false witness.
What part of speech is hockettor?
Hockettor is a noun.
What is the plural of hockettor?
The plural of hockettor is hockettors.

Words near hockettor in the dictionary

  1. hocketing
  2. hocketor
  3. hocketors
  4. hockets
  5. Hockett
  6. hockettor
  7. hockettors
  8. Hocketts
  9. hockey
  10. hockey ass
  11. hockey asses

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