hockle

[ hok-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, hock·led, hock·ling.

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