Usually means: Medieval English festival; second Monday.
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  1. Hocktide: Merriam-Webster
  2. Hocktide: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Hocktide: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. Hocktide: Wiktionary
  6. hocktide: Dictionary.com
  7. Hocktide: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. hocktide: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Hocktide: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Hocktide: Merriam-Webster

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noun:  (historical) A medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.

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