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hotch.

To move irregularly up and down.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/hɒtʃ/UK
  1. To move irregularly up and down.

    Scotland
  2. To swarm (with).

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

From Anglo-Norman hocher, Middle French hocher, from a Germanic source (compare Dutch hutsen, hossen, German hotzen).

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