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BNC: 21717 COCA: 22405

hock

1 hock /ˈhɑːk/ noun
plural hocks
1 hock
/ˈhɑːk/
noun
plural hocks
Learner's definition of HOCK
[count]
: a small piece of meat from the leg of a pig猪腿肉
: the part of the rear leg of a four-footed animal (such as a horse) that is like the human ankle(动物后腿的)跗关节 see picture at horse
compare 2hock, 4hock
2 hock /ˈhɑːk/ noun
2 hock
/ˈhɑːk/
noun
Learner's definition of HOCK
[noncount] informal
: the state of being in the possession of a pawnbroker典当;抵押
◊ An item that is in hock has been exchanged for money in an arrangement with a pawnbroker. If the money is returned, the item will be returned, or else the pawnbroker may sell it to someone else. When the item is returned it is out of hock.一件抵押物品在典当行里按照约定兑换成钱。如果这笔钱得到返还,该件物品就会归还物主,否则典当行就可以把这件物品卖给其他人。当物品归还后它就不复在抵押中。
: the state of owing money to someone or something : debt负债;欠债
compare 1hock, 4hock
3 hock /ˈhɑːk/ verb
hocks; hocked; hocking
3 hock
/ˈhɑːk/
verb
hocks; hocked; hocking
Learner's definition of HOCK
[+ object]
: to give (something that you own) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money : to put (something) in hock典当;抵押
4 hock /ˈhɑːk/ noun
plural hocks
4 hock
/ˈhɑːk/
noun
plural hocks
Learner's definition of HOCK
[count, noncount] British
: a type of German white wine霍克酒(一种德国白葡萄酒)
compare 1hock, 2hock
BNC: 21717 COCA: 22405

hock

1 of 5

noun (1)

1
a
: the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (such as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward see horse illustration
b
: a joint of a fowl's leg that corresponds to the hock of a quadruped
2
: a small cut of meat from a front or hind leg just above the foot
ham hocks

hock

2 of 5

noun (2)

often capitalized
chiefly British

hock

3 of 5

verb (1)

hocked; hocking; hocks
hocker noun

hock

4 of 5

noun (3)

1
a
: pawn entry 2 sense 2
got his watch out of hock
b
: debt sense 2
in hock to the bank
2
: prison

hock

5 of 5

verb (2)

hocked; hocking

transitive verb

US, informal
: to forcefully spit out (something, such as phlegm)
hock a loogie
hock a wad of tobacco

Example Sentences

Verb (1) the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English hoch, hough, from Old English hōh heel; akin to Old Norse hāsin hock

Noun (2)

modification of German Hochheimer, from Hochheim, Germany

Noun (3) and Verb (1)

Dutch hok pen, prison

Verb (2)

variant of hawk entry 3

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1878, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

1990, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hock was in 1540
BNC: 21717 COCA: 22405

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