hocketing

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verb

The practice of employing hocket in medieval compositions.

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Meanings

verb
  1. entertainmentThe practice of employing hocket in medieval compositions.

    Hocketing was widely used in medieval music, and Professor Sander's article provides a convenient survey of those uses.

    1978 Spring, William Dalglish, “The Origin of the Hocket”, in Journal of the American Musicological Society, volume 31, number 1, University of California Press on behalf of the American Musicological Society, page 3
  2. rareThe act of moving through or navigating a hocket.

Origin

From hocket + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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