Hocking (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Hocking

Houghing

A piece of cruelty practised by the butchers of Dublin, on soldiers, by cutting the tendon of Achilles; this has been by law made felony.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

Hockey * Hocus Pocus

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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