Category:Sockdolager

Sock*dol"a*ger, n. Etym: [a corruption of doxology.] [written also Sockdologer.]

1. That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a Heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like. [slang, u.s.]

2. (angling)

Defn: a combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by Means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. [u. S.]