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hock
noun
verb
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- H
- Ends with
- K
- Contains
- OC
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
hɒk
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Definitions
noun
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
noun
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (‘hock’ is British usage)
verb
disable by cutting the hock
verb
leave as a guarantee in return for money
“pawn your grandfather's gold watch”
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Example Sentences
pawn your grandfather's gold watch
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