Definitions for hockhɒk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hockhɒk(n.)
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
Category: Zoology
a corresponding joint in a fowl.
Category: Zoology
Origin of hock:
1375–1425; var. of dial. hough, ME ho(u)gh, appar. back formation from late ME hokschyn, etc., OE hōhsinu hock (lit., heel) sinew
hock*hɒk(n.)
any white Rhine wine.
Category: British
* Chiefly Brit..
Origin of hock:
1615–25; short for Hockamore, alter. of G Hochheimer <Hochheim, Germany
hockhɒk
(v.t.)to pawn.
(n.)the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn.
the condition of owing; debt.
Origin of hock:
1855–60 < D hok kennel, pen, prison
hock′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
Rhine wine, Rhenish, hock(noun)
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
hock, hock-joint(verb)
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
pawn, soak, hock(verb)
leave as a guarantee in return for money
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
hock(verb)
disable by cutting the hock
Webster Dictionary
Hock(noun)
a Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines
Hock(noun)
alt. of Hough
Hock(verb)
to disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
HOCK
v. t. To "soak" what we least need. In Germany, they generally "Hock the Kaiser."
Translations for hock
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- hakskeengewrigAfrikaans
- عُرْقوبArabic
- става в долната част на задния крайник на копитно животноBulgarian
- jarretePortuguese (BR)
- hleznoCzech
- das FesselgelenkGerman
- haseDanish
- ταρσόςGreek
- corvejónSpanish
- põlveõnnalEstonian
- مفصل خرگوشیFarsi
- kinnerFinnish
- jarretFrench
- קַרסוֹל הַסוּסHebrew
- जानवरों के पिछले पैर का जोड़Hindi
- skocni zglob (stražnje) konjske nogeCroatian
- csánk (lóé, marháé)Hungarian
- sendi kakiIndonesian
- hækilbeinIcelandic
- garrettoItalian
- 後足のひざJapanese
- 비절(飛節)Korean
- kulnas, gurnasLithuanian
- paceles cīpsla (dzīvniekam)Latvian
- pergelangan kaki belakangMalay
- spronggewrichtDutch
- haseNorwegian
- nadpięstekPolish
- مفصل خرگوشیPersian
- د څارویو د شا د پخو منځنیPashto
- jarretePortuguese
- jaretRomanian
- скакательный суставRussian
- pätový kĺbSlovak
- podkolenica (priživali)Slovenian
- kolenicaSerbian
- hasSwedish
- ข้อเท้าหลังของสัตว์สี่เท้าThai
- art dizTurkish
- (動物後腿上)跗關節Chinese (Trad.)
- жижкиUkrainian
- چوپاۓ کی پچھلی پنڈلیUrdu
- khuỷu chân sauVietnamese
- 跗关节Chinese (Simp.)
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