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Meaning
Noun
●
In Animal body parts & Wines:
A Rhenish
wine
, of a
light
yellow
color
, either
sparkling
or still, from the Hochheim
region
; often
applied
to all Rhenish
wine
s.
●
The
tarsal
joint
of a
digitigrade
quadruped
, such as a
horse
,
pig
or dog.
●
Meat from that part of a food animal.
●
Pawn,
obligation
as
collateral
for a loan.
●
Debt.
●
Installment purchase.
●
Prison.
●
In Card games:
The last
card
turned up
in the game
of faro.
Verb
●
In Animal body parts:
To
disable
by
cutting
the
tendons
of the
hock
; to
hamstring
; to hough.
●
To
leave
with a
pawnbroker
as security for a loan.
●
In American English:
To
bother
; to
pester
; to
annoy
incessantly.
●
In Animal body parts:
To
cough
heavily
, especially
causing
uvular
frication.
To
cough
while the
vomit
reflex
is
triggered
; to gag.
●
In Animal body parts:
To
cough
heavily
, especially
causing
uvular
frication.
To
produce
mucus
from
coughing
or
clearing
one's
throat.
Sourced from
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Origin
hock
English
hoch
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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