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Plural of hock

regular plural

The plural of hock is hocks.

Forms of hock

Singularhock /hɒk/
Pluralhocks
Countablecountable and uncountable

Hocks in a sentence

  • 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
  • Cornmeal, gunpowder, ham hocks and guitar strings!1965, Yukon Cornelius, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. From the entry ham hock
  • In the end he was blood from head to hocks and all over the place like a mad woman's custard.1959, D'Arcy Niland, Woman from the country, page 212. From the entry all over the place like a mad woman's custard
  • Rounding out the list is Schweinsfüße, or ham hocks, which are at their best when crisply fried and smothered in sauerkraut or Apfelrotkohl (a sort of applesaucey-kraut mess).1995, Berkeley students in cooperation with the Associated Students of the University of California, Germany & Austria on the Loose, 1995…. From the entry applesaucey

Meaning of hock

  1. noun A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
  2. noun The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
  3. noun Meat from that part of a food animal.

Full definition of hock

Questions about the plural of hock

What is the plural of hock?
The plural of hock is hocks.
Is hock countable?
Hock is a countable and uncountable noun.

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