hotch(hoch),USA pronunciation[Scot. and North Eng.] v.i.
Scottish Termsto fidget; shift one's weight from one foot to the other.
v.t.
Scottish Termsto cause to fidget or shiver.
Gmc)
1350–1400; Middle English (north) hotchen; akin to Dutch hotsen to jolt, dialect, dialectal German hotzen to move up and down, French hocher to jog, shake (Old French hochier