hotch

hotch
/hoch/, Scot. and North Eng.
v.i.
1. to fidget; shift one's weight from one foot to the other.
v.t.
2. to cause to fidget or shiver.
[1350-1400; ME (north) hotchen; akin to D hotsen to jolt, dial. G hotzen to move up and down, F hocher to jog, shake (OF hochier < Gmc)]

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