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Definition of hock
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a : the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (such as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward — see horse illustration
b : a joint of a fowl's leg that corresponds to the hock of a quadruped
2 : a small cut of meat from a front or hind leg just above the foot
ham hocks
Definition of hock (Entry 2 of 5)
chiefly British
hock
verb (1)hocked; hocking; hocks
Definition of hock (Entry 3 of 5)
hock
noun (3)Definition of hock (Entry 4 of 5)
1a : pawn entry 2 sense 2 got his watch out of hock
b : debt sense 3 in hock to the bank
2 : prison
hock
verb (2)hocked; hocking
Definition of hock (Entry 5 of 5)
US, informal
: to forcefully spit out (something, such as phlegm)
hock a loogie hock a wad of tobacco
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The first known use of hock was in 1540
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