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Hocktide

Hocktide proper noun: a medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.

Proper noun

Hocktide

  1. (historical) A medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.
    Synonyms:
    Hockday

Synonyms of Hocktide

Forms of Hocktide

alternative formHock-tide
alternative formHock tide

Origin of Hocktide

Derived from an unknown first element + tide.

Questions about Hocktide

What does Hocktide mean?
Hocktide means a medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.
What part of speech is Hocktide?
Hocktide is a proper noun.

Words near Hocktide in the dictionary

  1. Hockmans
  2. Hockney
  3. hocks
  4. hockshop
  5. hockshops
  6. Hocktide
  7. HOCl
  8. HOCM
  9. HOCMs
  10. HOCN
  11. hoco

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