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hamhock

hamhock is the alternative form of ham hock.

Meaning of ham hock

Noun

ham hock (countable and uncountable, plural ham hocks)

  1. The cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog.
    • Cornmeal, gunpowder, ham hocks and guitar strings!1965, Yukon Cornelius, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
    Synonyms:
    pork knuckle

Forms of hamhock

pluralhamhocks

Questions about hamhock

What is hamhock the alternative form of?
Hamhock is the alternative form of ham hock.

Words near hamhock in the dictionary

  1. Hamgyeong
  2. Hamgyong
  3. hamhanded
  4. hamhandedly
  5. hamhandedness
  6. hamhock
  7. hamhocks
  8. Hamhung
  9. hami
  10. Hami melon
  11. Hami melons

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