Definitions for "Hock"
Keywords:  hind, tarsus, tarsal, ankle, stifle
The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.
A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
The lower joint in the hand leg, corresponding to the human ankle; sometimes, incorrectly, the part of the hind leg, from the hock joint to the foot.
Keywords:  rhine, hochheim, town, german, british
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.
A British term used collectively for German wines from the Rhine region.
A British term for Rhine wines. It's derived from the German wine town of Hochhheim. Back to the top
To pawn; as, to hock one's jewelry.
The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in; as, all her jewelry is in hock.
leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
Keywords:  popliteal, ham, space
The popliteal space; the ham.
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
Keywords:  took, him, get, debt, years
The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to get out of hock.