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Hocks

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

📖 Definitions of "Hocks"

noun
  1. 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. 1

    The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

  2. 2

    Meat from that part of a food animal.

verb
  1. 1

    To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

verb
  1. 1

    To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

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