hock

hock ¹  (hk)

n.

1.

a. The tarsal joint of the hind leg of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, corresponding to the human ankle but bending in the opposite direction.

b. A joint in the leg of a domestic fowl similar to the hock of a quadruped.

2. A small cut of meat, especially ham, from the front or hind leg directly above the foot.

tr.v. hocked, hock·ing, hocks

To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; hamstring.

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[Middle English, from Old English hh, heel.]

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hock ²  (hk)

n. Chiefly British

Rhine wine.

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[Short for obsolete Hockamore, alteration of German Hochheimer, from Hochheim, a town of west-central Germany.]

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hock ³  (hk) Slang

tr.v. hocked, hock·ing, hocks

To pawn: hock a diamond ring.

n.

1. The state of being pawned: put the diamonds in hock.

2. The state of being in debt: thought we'd never get out of hock.

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[Probably from Dutch hok, prison.]

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hock¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the joint at the tarsus of a horse or similar animal, pointing backwards and corresponding to the human ankle

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding joint in domestic fowl

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another word for hamstring

[short for hockshin, from Old English hōhsinu heel sinew]

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hock²

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any of several white wines from the German Rhine

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (not in technical usage) any dry white wine

[short for obsolete hockamore Hochheimer]

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hock³ Informal chiefly US and Canadian

vb

(tr) to pawn or pledge

n

1. the state of being in pawn (esp in the phrase in hock)

in hock

a.  in prison

b.  in debt

[from Dutch hok prison, debt]

hocker  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hock - any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) Rhenish, Rhine wine white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation Riesling - fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California liebfraumilch - a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	hock - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle hock-joint hoofed mammal, ungulate - any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically hind leg - the back limb of a quadruped articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Verb	1.	hock - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" pawn, soak commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
	2.	hock - disable by cutting the hock handicap, incapacitate, invalid, disable - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

Translations

hock¹ [hɒk] N [of animal] → corvejón m

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hock² [hɒk] N (= wine) → vino m blanco del Rin

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hock³ [hɒk]

A. VT (= pawn) → empeñar

B. N in hock [object] → empeñado; [person] → endeudado

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hock [ˈhɒk] n

(British) (= wine) → vin m du Rhin

[animal] → jarret m

(COOKERY) → jarret m
ham hock → jarret de porc
gammon hock → jarret de porc fumé

to be in hock (= owe money) [person] → être endetté(e)
to be in hock to sb → s'endetter auprès de qn
to be in hock to the banks → être endetté(e) auprès des banques
Years ago, he would never have got in hock to the bank → Il y a quelques années, il ne se serait jamais endetté auprès de la banque.

to be in hock (= in pawn shop) [object] → être mis(e) en gage, être mis(e) au clou

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hock¹

n (Anat, of animal) → Sprunggelenk nt

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hock²

n (= wine) → weißer Rheinwein

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hock³ (inf)

vt (= pawn) → versetzen, verpfänden

n in hock → verpfändet, versetzt, im Leihhaus; to be in hock to somebody → in jds Schuld stehen

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hock¹ [hɒk] n (of animal) (Culin) → garretto

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hock¹ [hɒk] n (of animal) (Culin) → garretto

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hock² [hɒk] n (Brit) (wine) → vino bianco del Reno

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hock² [hɒk] n (Brit) (wine) → vino bianco del Reno

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hock³ [hɒk] (fam)

1. n to be in hock (debt) → essere indebitato/a

2. vt (pawn) → impegnare

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hock³ [hɒk] (fam)

1. n to be in hock (debt) → essere indebitato/a

2. vt (pawn) → impegnare

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hock

n hock [hok]

a joint on the hind leg of an animal, below the knee The horse has an injured hock. hakskeengewrig عُرْقوب става в долната част на задния крайник на копитно животно hlezno hase das Fesselgelenk ταρσός corvejón põlveõnnal مفصل خرگوشی kinner jarret קַרסוֹל הַסוּס जानवरों के पिछले पैर का जोड़ skocni zglob (stražnje) konjske noge csánk (lóé, marháé) sendi kaki hækilbein garretto 後足のひざ 비절(飛節) kulnas, gurnas paceles cīpsla (dzīvniekam) pergelangan kaki belakang spronggewricht hase nadpięstek jarrete jaret скакательный сустав pätový kĺb podkolenica (pri živali) kolenica has เนื้อขา art diz (動物後腿上)跗關節 жижки چوپاۓ کی پچھلی پنڈلی khuỷu chân sau 跗关节