noun
Meaning 1
A knob in cordage caused by twisting against the lay.
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Standard Lemma guide
hockle
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noun
Meaning 2
spit, spittle
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Usage: Geordie, uncountable, vulgar
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verb
Meaning 3
To damage cordage by twisting against the lay.
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verb
Meaning 4
to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.
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Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: hamstring, hock, hough
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verb
Meaning 5
To mow, as stubble.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To spit.
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Usage: Geordie
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History
Etymology
Probably from hackle, a brush once used for fraying flax, and related to heckle (“to tease”).
Probably onomatopoeic.
From imperfect and past participle hockled; from present participle and verbal noun hockling. From hock.