Hocktide
/ (ˈhɒkˌtaɪd) /
noun
British history
a former festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter
Word Origin for Hocktide
C15: from
hock-, hoke- (of unknown origin) +
tide
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Example sentences from the Web for hocktide
Hocktide is a stirring time in this little town of less than three thousand inhabitants.
The Bath Road |Charles G. (Charles George) Harper