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Webster 1913 Edition


Hockle

Hoc′kle

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hockled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Hockling
.]
[From 2d
Hock
.]
1.
To hamstring; to hock; to hough.
Hanmer.
2.
To mow, as stubble.
Mason.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hockle

HOCK'LE

,
Verb.
T.
To hamstring; to hough; to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.