hockle
hockle noun: a knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.
Noun (1)
hockle (plural hockles)
Verb (1)
hockle (third-person singular simple present hockles, present participle hockling, simple past and past participle hockled)
- To damage cordage by twisting against the lay.
Verb (2)
hockle (third-person singular simple present hockles, present participle hockling, simple past and past participle hockled)
- to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.
- To mow, as stubble.
Noun (2)
hockle (uncountable)
Verb (3)
hockle (third-person singular simple present hockles, present participle hocklin, simple past and past participle hockled)
- To spit.
Synonyms of hockle
Forms of hockle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hockles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hockles |
| present participle | hockling |
| past participle | hockled |
| past | hockled |
| present participle | hocklin |
Origin of hockle
Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”).
From imperfect and past participle hockled; from present participle and verbal noun hockling. From hock.
Probably onomatopoeic.
Questions about hockle
- What does hockle mean?
- Hockle means a knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.
- What part of speech is hockle?
- Hockle can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of hockle?
- The plural of hockle is hockles.
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