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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
HOCKERTY-HOY, adv., n. Also hoggartie hooie. (1) adv. Seated with one's legs astride another's shoulders. = Hockerty-cockerty adv.; (2) n. A file or string of skaters (Abd. (Deeside) 1954, hoggartie hooie).
[Reduplic. or variant forms of cockerty s.v. Cocker, Cockertie-hooie, phs. with influence from Hoch, Hocker.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hockerty-hoy adv., n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hockerty_hoy_adv_n>
