hickock

English

Alternative forms

  • hickock, hichcock

Etymology

From a reduplicated variant of hic, hick (“to hiccup”), formed as a quasi-diminutive as though equivalent to hick +‎ -ock.

Noun

hickock (plural hickocks)

  1. A hiccup.
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