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hock

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hock

1
 nv
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
disable by cutting the hock
2
 n
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
3
 v
leave as a guarantee in return for money
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hock
1

n tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

Synonyms:
hock-joint
Type of:
articulatio, articulation, joint
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

v disable by cutting the hock

Type of:
disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid
injure permanently
2

n any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

Synonyms:
Rhenish, Rhine wine
Types:
Riesling
fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California
liebfraumilch
a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany)
Type of:
white wine
pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
3

v leave as a guarantee in return for money

Synonyms:
pawn, soak
Type of:
charge, consign
give over to another for care or safekeeping
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