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Hock Definition And Meaning
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.

Hock Definition And Meaning

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

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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