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What (who) is hock - definition
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Hock (disambiguation); Hocks
hock
When I was a kid, we used the term hock in place of shoplifting. Sort of a quick dash into the store, grab something, and walk out. Very fast, not artful.
After school we stopped by the 7-11 to hock some baseball cards.
After school we stopped by the 7-11 to hock some baseball cards.
hock
hock1
¦ noun
1. (Brit. also hough) the joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock.
2. a knuckle of pork or ham.
Origin
ME: var. of hough.
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hock2
¦ noun Brit. a dry white wine from the German Rhineland.
Origin
abbrev. of obs. hockamore, alt. of Ger. Hochheimer (Wein) '(wine) from Hochheim'.
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hock3
¦ verb informal pawn (an object).
Phrases
in hock having been pawned.
?in debt.
Origin
C19: from Du. hok 'hutch, prison, debt'.
Wikipedia
Hock
Hock may refer to:
Common meanings:
- Hock (wine), a type of wine
- Hock (anatomy), part of an animal's leg
- To leave an item with a pawnbroker
People:
- Hock (surname)
- Richard "Hock" Walsh (1948-1999), Canadian blues singer
Other uses:
- A type of wine bottle used primarily for German or Alsatian wine
Examples of use of hock
1. Blair‘s timbre is still a light hock, a fluting tenor.
2. No surprise there, given that Defra, Whitehall‘s worst–run department, is virtually in hock to farming.
3. Being in hock to Bill Cash et al will damage him in Opposition.
4. British policy is in hock to Blair‘s Nato machismo, and early withdrawal is hard to imagine.
5. Anyone starting this autumn is likely to finish university in hock to the tune of 20K.