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Webster 1913 Edition
Sockdolager
Sock-dol′a-ger
,Noun.
[A corruption of
doxology
.] [Written also
sockdologer
.] 1.
That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like.
[Slang, U.S.]
2.
(Angling)
A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.
[U. S.]