'sockdologer' definitions:

Definition of 'sockdologer'

From: GCIDE
  • Sockdolager \Sock*dol"a*ger\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Angling) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Something unusually large. [Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]