capped hock

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noun Veterinary Pathology.

any swelling, inflammatory or otherwise, on the point of the hock of horses.

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Origin of capped hock

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby capped hock

Capp, Cappadocia, Cappadocian, cappa magna, capparidaceous, capped hock, capped pawn, cappelletti, capper, capping, capping fee

How to use capped hock in a sentence

When they are full, many landfills are capped—covered with asphalt or concrete.
Garbage In, Power Out|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Snow-capped mountains emerge gently into view in the distance, covered in pine trees at the highest elevations.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Griffin screen-capped a series of direct messages that are allegedly from him.
Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire Posts Pro-Palestine Photo, Allegedly Cyberbullies Israeli-Born MTV VJ|Robert Silverman|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It capped a miserable British summer of sport which also saw the country eliminated from the World Cup in the group stages.
Murray Crashes Out Of Wimbledon As Kate And William Watch|Tom Sykes|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Was there ever an alternate fate for Hank, or was he always going to get capped in the desert?
From ‘Breaking Bad’ to Benjamin Franklin: Dean Norris on Life After Hank Schrader|Marlow Stern|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the foot of the pass, the valley widened a little, though still with steep, snow-capped cliffs crowding it on either side.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
I would not just then have traded off that steamboat for several square miles of snow-capped sublimity.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
A pedantic fellow called for a bottle of hock at a tavern, which the waiter, not hearing distinctly, asked him to repeat.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Before us, miles away, all capped with clouds of gold and red was the sunset country, but still beyond the mountains.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
And lo, this Olympian being, this unfathomable man, descended from his cloud-capped heights and held out his hand to Tchaikovsky.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky