Hocktide

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proper noun

A medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.

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Hockday
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hock-tide · alternative Hock tide

  1. historicalA medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.

    Synonyms: Hockday

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.

Similar
Hockday
Also see
hockday

Origin

Derived from an unknown first element + tide.

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APA

Hocktide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hocktide

MLA

“Hocktide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hocktide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hocktide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hocktide.

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