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hock
1[ hok ]
noun
- the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
- a corresponding joint in a fowl.
verb (used with object)
- to hamstring.
hock
2[ hok ]
noun
- any white Rhine wine.
hock
3[ hok ]
verb (used with object)
hock
1/ ³óÉ’°ì /
noun
- the joint at the tarsus of a horse or similar animal, pointing backwards and corresponding to the human ankle
- the corresponding joint in domestic fowl
verb
- another word for hamstring
hock
2/ ³óÉ’°ì /
noun
- any of several white wines from the German Rhine
- (not in technical usage) any dry white wine
hock
3/ ³óÉ’°ì /
verb
- tr to pawn or pledge
noun
- the state of being in pawn (esp in the phrase in hock )
- in hock
- in prison
- in debt
- in pawn
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó´Ç³¦°ì±ð°ù, noun
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³ó´Ç³¦°ìİù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of hock1
Origin of hock2
Origin of hock3
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of hock1
Origin of hock2
Origin of hock3
Example Sentences
But he also hocks a family ring to put everything he owns on his poor odds to win, which seems reckless.
On Saturday, Cabinet Minister Lucy Powell told the BBC Labour was "not in hock" to vested interests "at all", and had declared donations correctly.
Razor-sharp teeth and surgical precision allow the bats to make an incision in an animal, such as in the hock of a cow, without the animal feeling it.
In addition, Havnameltdown had corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid — a pain reliever and an anti-inflammatory — injected in both hocks and both stifles a month before his last race.
Chicken with hock burn markings is still safe to eat.
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