hock
/hɒk//hɑk/
noun
- 1
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
noun
- 1
The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
- 2
Meat from that part of a food animal.
verb
- 1
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
noun
- 1
Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
“He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.”
- 2
Debt.
“They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.”
- 3
Installment purchase.
- 4
Prison.
verb
- 1
To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
verb
- 1
To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly
noun
- 1
To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.
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