Associations to the word «Hancock»

Wiktionary

HANCOCK, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.

Dictionary definition

HANCOCK, noun. American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats