Associations to the word «Hock»
Wiktionary
HOCK, noun. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region, but often applied to all Rhenish wines.
HOCK, noun. The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
HOCK, noun. Meat from that part of a food animal.
HOCK, verb. (transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
HOCK, verb. (transitive) (colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
HOCK, noun. Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
HOCK, noun. Debt.
HOCK, noun. Installment purchase.
HOCK, noun. Prison.
HOCK, verb. (US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly
Dictionary definition
HOCK, noun. Any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage).
HOCK, noun. Tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle.
HOCK, verb. Leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch".
HOCK, verb. Disable by cutting the hock.
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