▪ I. † oche, v. Obs. rare.
[a. OF. oschier, ocher, to notch, nick, cut a deep notch in (12th c. in Godef.), app. = Pr. auscar, Cat. oscar:—L. *absecāre to cut off or away: see Körting.]
trans. To cut as with a blow; to lop.
| ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 2565 An alet enamelde he oches in sondire. Ibid. 4246 Swappes of þe swerde hande..Ane inche fro þe elbow, he ochede it in sondyre. |
▪ II. oche
var. hockey3.