hocks

Noun (1)

hock (countable and uncountable, plural hocks)

1. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
   • That night he strolled into the Palette Club about eleven o’clock, and found Trevor sitting by himself in the smoking-room drinking hock and seltzer.1891 [1887], Oscar Wilde, “The Model Millionaire”, in Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories

   Synonyms:

   Hochheimer

Noun (2)

hock (countable and uncountable, plural hocks)

1. (countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
   • Anyway, you only have one golden retriever, SWORDDOG, and she is already armed to the hocks.2013, Kazerad, Gaius: Recap goals, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), February 06 2013
2. Meat from that part of a food animal.
3. (countable) The hollow behind the knee.

Noun (3)

hock (uncountable)

1. (informal) Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
   • He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.
2. (informal) Debt.
   • They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.

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