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Hock

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Noun

1. hock, rhenish, rhine wine

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

2. hock, hock-joint

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

Verb

3. hock, pawn, soak

leave as a guarantee in return for money

Example Sentences:
'pawn your grandfather's gold watch'

4. hock

disable by cutting the hock

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hock

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noun
1. 
the joint at the tarsus of a horse or similar animal, pointing backwards and corresponding to the human ankle
2. 
the corresponding joint in domestic fowl
verb
3.  another word for hamstring
noun
1. 
any of several white wines from the German Rhine
2. 
(not in technical usage) any dry white wine
verb
1. (transitive)
to pawn or pledge
noun
2. 
the state of being in pawn (esp in the phrase in hock)
3.  in hock

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hock

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noun
1. 
the joint bending backward in the hind leg of a horse, ox, etc., corresponding to the human ankle
2. 
the corresponding joint in the leg of a fowl
verb transitive
3. 
to disable by cutting the tendons of the hock
noun
Chiefly British
any white Rhine wine, orig. that from Hochheim, Germany
verb transitive, noun
Slang
pawn1

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hock

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n.
1.
a. The tarsal joint of the hind leg of certain quadrupeds, such as horses and dogs, corresponding to the human ankle but bending in the opposite direction.
b. A joint in the leg of a domestic fowl similar to the hock of a quadruped.
2. A small cut of meat, especially ham, from the front or hind leg directly above the foot.
tr.v. hocked, hock·ing, hocks
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; hamstring.
n.
Chiefly British
Rhine wine.
tr.v. hocked, hock·ing, hocks
To pawn: hock a diamond ring.
n.
1. The state of being pawned: put the diamonds in hock.
2. The state of being in debt: thought we'd never get out of hock.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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