hocks

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third-person singular of hock
plural of hock
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Meat from that part of a food animal
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A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region, but often applied to all Rhenish wines
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{v} to cut the hoct, to hamstring
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{n} a part of bacon, joint, game, fine wine
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{i} white German wine
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The British term for German wines from the Rhine Valley
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A piece cut by butchers, esp
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The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines
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Bones that form the joint between the knee and the toes Pronunciation: Hok • (noun) Common Misspellings: Hok, Hawk Related Terms
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A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still
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leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
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Originally an English term to denote wines which came from Hockheim, Germany Today the term describes the unusually tall bottle which is used for Riesling and similar wines Also, hock refers to Riesling and similar wines themselves
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The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man
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British term for German wines of the Rhine The term comes from the town of Hochheim in the Rhine Valley
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{f} pawn, deposit as security; hamstring, cut the tendons of the hock (of a person or animal)
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Financial condition of all horse owners
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To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan
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It is the term for the "knee" of a horse's hind legs
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{i} joint in the lower hind leg of a quadruped; small cut of meat from the area just above the foot; pawn; state of being in debt; prison
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A hock is a piece of meat from above the foot of an animal, especially a pig
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If someone is in hock, they are in debt. Even company directors on £100,000 a year can be deeply in hock to the banks
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To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough
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disable by cutting the hock
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The popliteal space; the ham
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If you are in hock to someone, you feel you have to do things for them because they have given you money or support. It is almost impossible for the prime minister to stand above the factions. He always seems in hock to one or another. Rhine wine. to sell something temporarily because you need some money = pawn
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The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog
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tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle disable by cutting the hock
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tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
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any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
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in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot
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    [ 'häk ] (noun.) 1540. Middle English hoch, hough, from Old English hOh heel; akin to Old Norse hAsin hock.
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