A joint in the leg of a domestic fowl similar to the hock of a quadruped.
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A small cut of meat, especially ham, from the front or hind leg directly above the foot.
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Chiefly British Rhine wine.
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The state of being pawned: put the diamonds in hock.
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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.
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verb-transitive
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; hamstring.
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To pawn: hock a diamond ring.
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