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hockle
1.
noun
a)
A knob in
cordage
caused by twisting against the
lay
.
b)
spit
,
spittle
2.
verb
a)
To damage cordage by twisting against the lay.
b)
To
hamstring
;
to
hock
;
to
hough
; to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.
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