hockle

[hok-uhl]

verb (used without object)

hockled, hockling 

1. (of a rope) to have the yarns spread and kinked through twisting in use.

noun

1. the spreading and kinking of the yarns in a rope strand.

hockle

/ ˈhɒkəl /

verb

1. dialect,  to spit

Word History and Origins

Origin of hockle¹

Perhaps hock ¹ + -le

Example Sentences

Hockle, hok′l, v.t. to hamstring.

From Project Gutenberg

With a guttural growl we summon up a perfect specimen of hockle before launching it grenade-like to some unseen target across the pavement.

From BBC