plural of hock

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hock

simple past tense and past participle of hock

(in combination) Having a specified kind of hock.

present participle of hock

The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. / Meat from that part of a food animal.

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

(transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

(card games) The last card turned up in the game of faro.

(transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.