hockle.
A knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.
Meaning & usage
A knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.
Where this word comes from
Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”).
To damage cordage by twisting against the lay.
Where this word comes from
Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”).
to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.
To mow, as stubble.
Where this word comes from
From imperfect and past participle hockled; from present participle and verbal noun hockling. From hock.
spit, spittle
Where this word comes from
Probably onomatopoeic.
To spit.
Where this word comes from
Probably onomatopoeic.
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