hock : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hock	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for hock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hock n any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) Synonym(s): Rhine wine, Rhenish, hock tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle Synonym(s): hock, hock-joint v leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch" Synonym(s): pawn, soak, hock disable by cutting the hock
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hock \Hock\, v. t. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hock \Hock\, n. [So called from Hochheim, in Germany.] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h[?]h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h[be]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h[84]chse, LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. {Cuisses}), Skr. kaksha armpit. [root]12. Cf. {Heel}.] 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.