hockamore

English

Etymology

From German Hochheimer (“from Hochheim”), from the name of the German town of Hochheim am Main.

Noun

hockamore (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A Rhenish white wine.
   • c. 1660–1680, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part III, canto III:

     Restor'd the fainting high and mighty / With brandy-wine and aqua-vitae; / And made 'em stoutly overcome / With bachrach, hockamore, and mum;

Derived terms

• hock