About The Word Hock
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Hock Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Hock?
[n] tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
[n] any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) [v] give as a guarantee Synonyms | Synonyms for Hock: pawn | Rhenish | Rhine wine | soak Related Terms | Find terms related to Hock: ankle | bail | bayonet legs | bond | bottomry | bowlegs | calf | cnemis | deposit | drumstick | earnest | earnest money | escrow | foreleg | gage | gamb | gambrel | gigot | go bail | ham | handsel | hind leg | hostage | hypothecate | impignorate | jamb | knee | leg | limb | mainprise | mortgage | pawn | pignus | pledge | podite | popliteal space | post | put in hock | put in pawn | put up | recognizance | replevin | replevy | scissor-legs | shank | shin | spout | stake | stems | stumps | surety | tarsus | token payment | trotters | undertaking | vadimonium | vadium See Also | articulatio | articulation | charge | consign | hind leg | hoofed mammal | joint | liebfraumilch | Riesling | ungulate | white wine Hock In Webster's Dictionary \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 \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h["a]chse, 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\, v. t. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough. |
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