See hockle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham."
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"(transitive) to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham."
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"To mow, as stubble."
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"to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham."
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"(transitive) to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham."
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"To mow, as stubble."
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