HOCKLE


Meaning of HOCKLE in English

/hok"euhl/ , v. , hockled, hockling , n.

v.i.

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

n.

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

[ perh. HOCK 1 + -LE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .