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- hocket/ˈhɒkɪt/A musical technique in which a single melody is rapidly alternated between two or more voices or instruments.nounC2
- hockett/ˈhɒk.ɪt/A surname, most famously belonging to Charles Francis Hockett (1916–2000), a prominent American linguist and anthropologist.nounLow (primarily academic/proper noun)
- hockey/ˈhɒk.i/A game played on a field or on ice between two teams of players who use sticks to hit a ball or a puck towards a goal.nounB1
- hockey mom/ˈhɒki mɒm/A mother whose children play ice hockey, especially one who spends significant time transporting them to practices and games and supporting their participation.nounC1
- hockey skate/ˈhɒki skeɪt/A type of boot with a metal blade attached to its sole, designed specifically for playing ice hockey.nounMedium
- hockey stick/ˈhɒki stɪk/A long, thin, curved stick used for hitting or controlling the puck or ball in the game of hockey.nounB1
- hocking/ˈhɒk.ɪŋ/Attempting to pawn or sell something, often in a persistent or public way; also meaning to annoy or pester (chiefly US).nounLow
- hockle/ˈhɒk(ə)l/A dialectal term meaning either to clear the throat noisily and spit, or to tangle or knot (as with a rope).nounverbverb-intransitiveVery rare
- hockney/ˈhɒkni/The surname of the renowned English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer, David Hockney (born 1937), known for his contributions to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s.nounC2
- hockshop/ˈhɒk.ʃɒp/A pawnbroker's shop; a place where items are exchanged for a loan.nounRare / Archaic
- hocktide/ˈhɒk.taɪd/An ancient English festival traditionally held on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter, originally involving parish fundraising and sometimes playful custom where young men would stop young women and demand a kiss or a small payment to 'unhock' them.nounRare/Obsolete
- hocus/ˈhəʊ.kəs/To deceive, trick, or play a hoax on someone.verbverb-transitiveVery Low
- hocus-pocus/ˌhəʊ.kəs ˈpəʊ.kəs/Meaningless words or actions used to deceive or trick people, often in the context of stage magic or to describe something presented as mysterious but lacking substance.nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- hod/hɒd/A V-shaped open container, typically mounted on a pole and carried over the shoulder, used for transporting bricks, mortar, or coal.nounRare
- hod carrier/ˈhɒd ˌkæriə/A construction worker who carries a hod (a portable trough for bricks or mortar) and assists bricklayers or masons by supplying materials.nounLow
- hodden/ˈhɒdən/A coarse, undyed, homespun woollen cloth.nounRare / Obsolete
- hodeida/həʊˈdeɪdə/A major port city and governorate on the Red Sea coast of Yemen, historically a key trading center.nounC2
- hodge/hɒdʒ/A familiar, often slightly derogatory, term for an English rustic, farm labourer, or country bumpkin.nounVery Low / Archaic
- hodgenville/ˈhɒdʒənvɪl/A proper noun; the name of a small city in Kentucky, USA, best known as the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.nounRare
- hodgepodge/ˈhɒdʒpɒdʒ/A confused, disordered mixture of different things; a jumble.nounC1
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