Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

hockle

 - 1 dictionary result

hock⋅le

[hok-uhl] verb, -led, -ling, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. (of a rope) to have the yarns spread and kinked through twisting in use.
–noun
2. the spreading and kinking of the yarns in a rope strand.

Origin:
perh. hock 1 + -le
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To hockle
Search another word or see hockle on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: