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HOCK
hock, hock-joint
(noun) tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
hock
(verb) disable by cutting the hock
pawn, soak, hock
(verb) leave as a guarantee in return for money; “pawn your grandfather’s gold watch”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
hock (countable and uncountable, plural hocks)
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
Etymology 2
Noun
hock (plural hocks)
The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
Meat from that part of a food animal.
Verb
hock (third-person singular simple present hocks, present participle hocking, simple past and past participle hocked)
(transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
Synonyms
• hamstring, hough, hox
Hypernyms
• See disable
Etymology 3
Verb
hock (third-person singular simple present hocks, present participle hocking, simple past and past participle hocked)
(transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
Noun
hock (uncountable)
Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
Debt.
Installment purchase.
Prison.
Etymology 4
Verb
hock (third-person singular simple present hocks, present participle hocking, simple past and past participle hocked)
(US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly
Etymology 5
Noun
hock (plural hocks)
To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.
To cough while the vomit reflex is triggered; to gag.
To produce mucus from coughing or clearing one's throat.
Anagrams
• Koch
Source: Wiktionary
Hock, n. Etym: [So called from Hochheim, in Germany.]
Definition: A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.
Hock, Hough (, n. Etym: [ AS. h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. hasinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, hächse, LG. hacke, D.hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. sq. root12. 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, v. t.
Definition: To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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