hattock

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noun

A small hat.

OriginOld Norse hǫttr →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

hattock1

nounhattock (plural hattocks)

plural hattocks

  1. ScotlandarchaicA small hat.

hattock2

nounhattock (plural hattocks)

plural hattocks

  1. Northern EnglandA shock of standing sheaves of corn or grain, the tops of which are covered and protected by two sheaves laid in such a way as to carry off rain; the two covering sheaves, also called hood sheaves or hooders.
  2. A hole in a roof where owls lodge.

Origin

hattock · noun

From hat + -ock (“diminutive suffix”).

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hattock · noun

  1. Old Norsehǫttr“cowl or covering”
  2. Englishhattock

From Old Norse hǫttr (“cowl or covering”) + -ock (“diminutive suffix”). Compare dialectal Swedish hatt (“the covering of a corn-rick”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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