Associations to the word «Hock»

Wiktionary

HOCK, noun. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region, but often applied to all Rhenish wines.
HOCK, noun. The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
HOCK, noun. Meat from that part of a food animal.
HOCK, verb. (transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
HOCK, verb. ​(transitive) (colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
HOCK, noun. Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
HOCK, noun. Debt.
HOCK, noun. Installment purchase.
HOCK, noun. Prison.
HOCK, verb. (US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly

Dictionary definition

HOCK, noun. Any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage).
HOCK, noun. Tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle.
HOCK, verb. Leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch".
HOCK, verb. Disable by cutting the hock.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras