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

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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

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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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