Definition of "hock"
- noun
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region, but often applied to all Rhenish wines.
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.
- verb
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly.
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