Hancock

/ˈhænkɒk/ noun

Definition

a surname; colloquially refers to a signature (from John Hancock)

Etymology

English surname, from Old English hana 'cock, rooster' + cocc 'hill'

Kelly Says

Thanks to John Hancock's famously large signature on the Declaration of Independence, 'putting your Hancock on it' became slang for signing anything - he literally made his name synonymous with signatures!

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