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Hocktide
/ ˈhɒkˌtaɪd /
noun
- history a former festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hocktide1
C15: from hock-, hoke- (of unknown origin) + tide 1
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Example Sentences
Hocktide is a stirring time in this little town of less than three thousand inhabitants.
From Project Gutenberg
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