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hock

UK/hɒk/ US/hɑk/ uncommon informal us
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

leave as a guarantee in return for money

  • “pawn your grandfather”
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2.

noun

1.

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

Synonyms
2.

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

Origin

From Middle English hough, hoche, hokke, from Old English hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-. See also West Frisian hakke, Dutch hak, German Low German Hacke, Hack (“heel”); also Lithuanian ki̇̀nka (“leg, thigh, knee-cap”), kenklė̃ (“knee-cap”), Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”).

Phrases

  • ham hock
  • hock lock
  • Hock Monday
  • Hock Tuesday
  • rattle one's hocks
  • shake one's hocks
  • vulture hock

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