Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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Quotation dates: 1754, 1923
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HOCKERTY-COCKERTY, adv. Also hocherty cocherty. Seated with one's legs astride another's shoulders (Abd. 1808 Jam.; Ags. 1957). = Hockerty-Hoy adv.Abd. 1754 R. Forbes Journal 24:
The great hudderen carlen was riding hockerty cockerty upo' my shoulders in a hand-clap.Abd. 1923 H. Beaton Benachie 74:
Hocherty, cocherty, up the brae, Hocherty, cocherty, dall a day, This rockin' horse cam' frae Lourin's yestreen; He maun be trackit afore it comes e'en.
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