hock
1[ hok ]
/ hɒk /
noun
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
a corresponding joint in a fowl.
verb (used with object)
to hamstring.
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Origin of hock
11375–1425; variant of dial. hough, Middle English ho(u)gh, apparently back formation from late Middle English hokschyn, etc., Old English hōhsinu hock (literally, heel) sinew; see heel1
Words nearby hock
hobson-jobson, hoccleve, hochheimer, hochhuth, hochmagandy, hock, hock leg, hocket, hockett, hockey, hockey mom
Definition for hocked (2 of 2)
hock3
[ hok ]
/ hɒk /
verb (used with object)
noun
the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn: She was forced to put her good jewelry in hock.
the condition of owing; debt: After the loan was paid, he was finally out of hock.
Origin of hock
31855–60, Americanism; < Dutch hok kennel, sty, pen, (informal) miserable place to live, prison
OTHER WORDS FROM hock
hock·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for hocked (1 of 3)
hock1
/ (hɒk) /
noun
the joint at the tarsus of a horse or similar animal, pointing backwards and corresponding to the human ankle
the corresponding joint in domestic fowl
verb
another word for hamstring
Word Origin for hock
C16: short for hockshin, from Old English hōhsinu heel sinew
British Dictionary definitions for hocked (2 of 3)
hock2
/ (hɒk) /
noun
any of several white wines from the German Rhine
(not in technical usage) any dry white wine
Word Origin for hock
C17: short for obsolete hockamore Hochheimer
British Dictionary definitions for hocked (3 of 3)
hock3
/ (hɒk) informal, mainly US and Canadian /
verb
(tr) to pawn or pledge
noun
the state of being in pawn (esp in the phrase in hock)
in hock
- in prison
- in debt
- in pawn
Derived forms of hock
hocker, nounWord Origin for hock
C19: from Dutch hok prison, debt
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