Hock - English meaning

noun

The joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backwards.

Usage examples:

These diseases can affect the shoulder, elbow, knee, or hock joints in animals.

noun

A knuckle of meat, especially of pork or ham.

Usage examples:

If you wish, add the meat from the hock and season with salt and pepper.

verb

Deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent.

Usage examples:

The enlisted servicemen and women hock stuff in the pawn shops and borrow against payday.

noun

A dry white wine from the german rhineland.

Usage examples:

This name being a bit of a tongue twister for the petite bourgeoisie who were immediately attracted…

noun

Variant spelling of hawk3.

verb

To exchange in return for borrowing money; pawn

Usage examples:

To hock jewelry, the state is in hock already, with a $13 billion deficit.

noun

In debt

Usage examples:

Most construction firms are deeply in hock to a single bank rather than to a handful of lenders., h…