hattock

English

Etymology 1

From hat +‎ -ock (“diminutive suffix”).

Noun

hattock (plural hattocks)

1. (Scotland, archaic) A small hat.

Derived terms

• horse and hattock

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hǫttr (“cowl or covering”) +‎ -ock (“diminutive suffix”). Compare dialectal Swedish hatt (“the covering of a corn-rick”).

Noun

hattock (plural hattocks)

1. (Northern England) A shock of standing sheaves of corn or grain, the tops of which are covered and protected by two sheaves laid in such a way as to carry off rain; the two covering sheaves, also called hood sheaves or hooders.
2. A hole in a roof where owls lodge.