hock

[Hock]

The hock is a joint on an animal's hind leg, or hock (as a verb) can also mean "to pawn." If you are hard up for cash, you may need to hock that ham hock for a few bucks. Good luck!.

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A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

Noun
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Noun
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock'' is British usage)

Verb
disable by cutting the hock

Verb
leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather''s gold watch"


n.
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

n.
Alt. of Hough

v. t.
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.


Hock

Hock , n. [So called from Hochheim, in Germany.] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

Hock, Hough

Hock, Hough
, n. [ AS. hh the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h'besinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h'84chse, LG. hacke, D.hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. &root;12. Cf. Heel.] 1. (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot. 2. The popliteal space; the ham.

Hock

Hock, v. t. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

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Usage Examples

No enterprise, small or large, public or private, can remain self-governing, let alone successful, so deeply in hock to others as we are about to be.

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