hock Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
    Rhenish; Rhine wine.
  2. noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
    hock-joint.
  3. verb leave as a guarantee in return for money
    soak; pawn.
    • pawn your grandfather's gold watch
  4. verb disable by cutting the hock

WordNet

Hock noun
Etymology
So called from Hochheim, in Germany.
Definitions
  1. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.
Hock, Hough noun (Also<
  • Hock
  • Hough
)
Etymology
AS. hh the heel; prob. akin to Icel. hasinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, hächse, LG. hacke, D.hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. Cf. Heel.
Definitions
  1. (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
  2. The popliteal space; the ham.
Hock transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Webster 1913