Middle English Dictionary Entry

hoker-moker v.
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Entry Info

Forms hoker-moker v.
Etymology Cp. mokeren to hoard & EMnE huker-moker, var. of hugger-mugger secrecy.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. heder-moder & hodimok.
1.
To hoard (things), ?collect stealthily.
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