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)

A hiccup.

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