Hockett
[ hok-it ]
/ ˈhɒk ɪt /
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noun
Charles, 1916–2000, U.S. linguist and anthropologist.
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How to use Hockett in a sentence
Alpert, Hockett, and Roubini think this view is catastrophically wrong.
That's what he did, then;—and Sally Hockett, who is there, heard it.
The Way We Live Now|Anthony Trollope