• (n.) Something unusually large. • (n.) That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like. • (n.) A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sockdolager/
Sock·dol'a·ger noun [ A corruption of doxology .] [ Written also sockdologer .] 1. That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like. [ Slang, U.S.] 2. (Angling) A combination of two hooks which close upon ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/137