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• Hock — Hock, Hough Hough, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h[ a]chse, LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. {Cuisses}), Skr. kaksha armpit. [root]12. Cf. {Heel}.] 1. (a) The joint in the hind… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hock — häk n the joint or region of the joint that unites the tarsal bones in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) and that corresponds to the human ankle but is elevated and bends backward * * * (hok) the tarsal joint or region of… …   Medical dictionary

• hock — Ⅰ. hock [1] ► NOUN 1) the joint in the hind leg of a four legged animal, between the knee and the fetlock. 2) a knuckle of pork or ham. ORIGIN variant of an Old English word meaning «heel». Ⅱ. hock [2] ► …   English terms dictionary

• hock — hock1 [häk] n. [S Brit var. of Scot hough < ME hoh, heel < OE < Gmc * hanha, HEEL1, with loss of nasal as in SOFT, TOOTH] 1. the joint bending backward in the hind leg of a horse, ox, etc., corresponding to the human ankle: see HORSE 2.… …   English World dictionary

• hock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hoch, hough, from Old English hōh heel; akin to Old Norse hāsin hock Date: 1540 1. a. the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hock-joint — noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle • Syn: ↑hock • Derivationally related forms: ↑hock (for: ↑hock) • Hypernyms: ↑joint, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• hock — {{11}}hock (n.1) joint in the hind leg of a horse, mid 15c., earlier hockshin (late 14c.), from O.E. hohsinu sinew of the heel, Achilles tendon, lit. heel sinew, from hoh heel, from P.Gmc. *hanhaz (Cf. Ger. Hachse hock, O.E. hæla heel ), from PIE …   Etymology dictionary

• hock — I. /hɒk / (say hok) noun 1. the joint in the hind leg of the horse, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding to the ankle in humans but raised from the ground and protruding backwards when bent. 2. a corresponding joint in a fowl. 3. a cut of …  

• hock — I [[t]hɒk[/t]] n. 1) zool. the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans 2) zool. a corresponding joint in a fowl • Etymology: 1375–1425; var. of dial. hough, ME ho(u)… …   From formal English to slang

• hind leg — noun the back limb of a quadruped (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑hind limb, ↑hindlimb • Part Holonyms: ↑quadruped • Part Meronyms: ↑hock, ↑hock joint, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• hock — hock1 /hok/, n. 1. the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans. See diag. under horse. 2. a corresponding joint in a fowl. v.t. 3. to hamstring. [1375 1425; var. of… …   Universalium