hock

The definition of a hock is a joint in some animals located in the same place as the ankle that bends in the opposite direction of the human ankle.

(noun)

An example of hock is the part of a horse's hind legs that bends backward.

See hock in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the joint bending backward in the hind leg of a horse, ox, etc., corresponding to the human ankle
the corresponding joint in the leg of a fowl

Origin: S Brit var. of Scot hough < ME hoh, heel < OE < Gmc *hanha, heel, with loss of nasal as in soft, tooth

transitive verb

to disable by cutting the tendons of the hock

noun

Chiefly Brit. any white Rhine wine, orig. that from Hochheim, Germany

Origin: contr. of hockamore, altered < Ger Hochheimer

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transitive verb, noun

Slang pawn

Origin: < Du hok, kennel, cage, prison

See hock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The tarsal joint of the hind leg of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, corresponding to the human ankle but bending in the opposite direction.
b. A joint in the leg of a domestic fowl similar to the hock of a quadruped.
A small cut of meat, especially ham, from the front or hind leg directly above the foot.

transitive verb hocked, hock·ing, hocks

To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; hamstring.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English hōh, heel

noun
Chiefly British

Rhine wine.

Origin:

Origin: Short for obsolete Hockamore

Origin: , alteration of German Hochheimer

Origin: , from Hochheim, a town of west-central Germany

transitive verb hocked, hock·ing, hocks