Sock-dōl'a-ger, n.
n. [Written also sockdologer.] [A corruption of doxology.]
Sense 1. That which finishes a matter; hence, that from which there is no escape. [Colloq. U. S.]
Sense 2. A kind of fish-hook, having two hooks, which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. [U. S.]