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<hw>Hoc"kle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hockled</er><tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hockling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From 2d <er>Hock</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To hamstring; to hock; to hough.</def>

<i>Hanmer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To mow, as stubble.</def>

<i>Mason.</i>

<h1>Hocus</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Ho"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Hocus-pocus</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To deceive or cheat.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To adulterate; to drug; <as>as, liquor is said to be <ex>hocused</ex> for the purpose of stupefying the drinker</as>.</def>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To stupefy with drugged liquor.</def>

<i>Thackeray.</i>

<h1>Hocus</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Ho"cus</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who cheats or deceives.</def>

<i>South.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Drugged liquor.</def>

<h1>Hocuspocus</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Ho"cus*po"cus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. invented by jugglers in imitation of Latin. Cf. <er>Hoax</er>, <er>Hocus</er> .]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A term used by jugglers in pretended incantations.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A juggler or trickster.</def>

<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense.</def>

<i>Hudibras.</i>

<h1>Hocuspocus</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Ho"cus*po"cus</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cheat.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<i>L'Estrange.</i>

<h1>Hod</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hod</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prov. E. for <ets>hold</ets>, <it>i. e</it>., that which holds. See <er>Hold</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle.</def>

<h1>Hoddengray</h1> <Xpage=697>