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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock'; is British usage);
[syn: Rhine wine, Rhenish, hock]

2. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle;
[syn: hock, hock-joint]


VERB (2)

1. leave as a guarantee in return for money;
- Example: "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
[syn: pawn, soak, hock]

2. disable by cutting the hock;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hock \Hock\, n. [So called from Hochheim, in Germany.] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines. Hock
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h[aum]chse, LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. [root]12. Cf. Heel.] 1. (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot. [1913 Webster] 2. The popliteal space; the ham. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hock \Hock\, v. t. 1. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough. [1913 Webster] 2. To pawn; as, to hock one's jewelry. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hock \Hock\, n. 1. The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in; as, all her jewelry is in hock. [PJC] 2. The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to get out of hock. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hock n 1: any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: Rhine wine, Rhenish, hock] 2: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle [syn: hock, hock-joint] v 1: leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" [syn: pawn, soak, hock] 2: disable by cutting the hock