hock
Plural: hocks
Noun
- any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
- tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
- A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
- The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
- Meat from that part of a food animal.
- The hollow behind the knee.
- Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
- Debt.
- Installment purchase.
- Prison.
- Alternative form of hawk (“cough”).
- The last card turned up in the game of faro.
Verb
Verb Forms: hocked, hocking, hocks
- To pawn or pledge something for money.
- leave as a guarantee in return for money
- disable by cutting the hock
- To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
- To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
- To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly.
- Alternative form of hawk (“cough, clear one's throat of phlegm”).
Examples
- He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.
- He was so desperate for vowels, he felt like he’d HOCK his best consonants.
- They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.
Origin / Etymology
Clipping of hockamore, from German.
Scrabble Score: 13
hock: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhock: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hock: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
hock: valid Words With Friends Word