Hock

[hɒk] or [hɑk]

Definition

(noun.) tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle.

(verb.) disable by cutting the hock.

Typist: Mag--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

(n.) Alt. of Hough

(v. t.) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Edited by Flo

Definition

n. and v. See Hough.

n. properly the wine made at Hochheim Germany; now applied to all white Rhine wines.

n. the joint on the hind-leg of a quadruped between the knee and fetlock corresponding to the ankle-joint in man: in man the back part of the knee-joint: the ham.—v.t. to hamstring:—pr.p. hough′ing; pa.p. houghed (hokt).

Typed by Darla