Definition of hock - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodpiece of meat from the leg of an animal
- The recipe calls for a smoked hock.
2.
medicalTECH. joint in the hind leg of a quadrupedTECH.
- The horse injured its hock during the race..
3.
wineDated UK white wine from the Rhine region in GermanyDated UK
- We enjoyed a glass of hock with dinner.
4.
card gamesRare US last card turned up in the game of faroRare US
- He won the round with the hock.
Verb
1.
pawnleave an item as security for a loan
- He decided to hock his guitar for some quick cash.
2.
butcheryTECH. sever an animal's leg tendons to disable movementTECH.
- The farmer had to hock the injured horse.
Images of hock
piece of meat from the leg of an animal 
white wine from the Rhine region in Germany
Expressions with hock
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owe money or be in debt to someone or something
He is in hock to the bank for his car.
owing money or in debt
After buying the car, he was in hock for years.
lower part of a pig's leg used as meat
The chef prepared a delicious soup with a smoked ham hock..
lower part of a cured pig's leg used in cooking
The soup recipe calls for a gammon hock.
tarsal joint in hoofed mammals' hind leg
The horse's hock-joint was injured during the race.
Origin of hock
Dutch, hok (pen)
Terms with hock included in their meaning
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veterinary condition
swelling in a horse's hock joint due to distended veins
veterinary condition
swelling in a horse's hock joint due to excess fluid
veterinary condition
bony growth on a horse's hock joint causing lameness
medical
hock of a horse or similar animal
disable animal
disable by cutting the tendons of the hock
animal medicine
bony growth at the hock, causing swelling in a horse
medical
having a dislocated hock joint
medical
related to the hock joint of an animal
painful
causing discomfort or pain in the hock
Examples of hock in a sentence
She seasoned the hock before roasting it. The vet examined the dog's hock. She noticed swelling in the cow's hock. Hock is often served chilled as an aperitif. The wine list included several varieties of hock. The dealer revealed the hock to everyone's surprise.
Players eagerly awaited the hock in the final round. She had to hock her jewelry to pay the rent. He went to hock his watch at the pawn shop. The vet decided to hock the lame cow. In desperation, they had to hock the wild boar.
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- French:jarret, hypothéquer, ...
- German:Eisbein, verpfänden, ...
- Italian:stinco, impegnare, ...
- Spanish:codillo, empeñar, ...
- Portuguese:pernil, penhorar, ...
- Chinese:猪肘, 典当, ...
- Japanese:すね肉, 質に入れる, ...
- Arabic:وَرِك, رَهَنَ, ...
- Hebrew:שׁוֹק, לְמַשְׁכֵּן, ...
- Russian:рулька, заложить, ...
- Ukrainian:гомілка, заставити, ...
- Hindi:जानवर की टाँग के निचले हिस्से का मांस, गिरवी रखना, ...
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