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hocqueteur

hocqueteur is the alternative spelling of hockettor.

Meaning of hockettor

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.

Forms of hocqueteur

pluralhocqueteurs

Questions about hocqueteur

What is hocqueteur the alternative spelling of?
Hocqueteur is the alternative spelling of hockettor.

Words near hocqueteur in the dictionary

  1. HOCN
  2. hoco
  3. Hoco Queen
  4. Hoco Queens
  5. hocos
  6. hocqueteur
  7. hocqueteurs
  8. hocum
  9. hocums
  10. hocus
  11. hocus and pocus

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