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Definition of Hocks

Hock
Hock Hock, n. [So called from Hochheim, in Germany.] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.
Hock
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 limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot. 2. The popliteal space; the ham.
Hock
Hock Hock, v. t. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Meaning of Hocks from wikipedia

- Look up hock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hock may refer to: Common meanings: Hock (wine), a type of wine Hock (anatomy), part of an animal's leg...
- added to savoury pies. The meat of particularly meaty hocks may be removed and served as is. Ham hocks, like hog jowls (pigs' ch****s), add a distinctive flavor...
- Cow-hocked (adj.) or cow hocks (n.) describes a defect in the conformation of four-legged animals, primarily of livestock and horses, but also of dogs...
- conformational defects include sickle hocks, post-legged conformation/straight hocks, cow hocks, and bowed hocks. Depending on the use of the horse, some...
- Horses with sickle-hocks are at an increased risk of developing thoroughpin, curb and bog or bone spavins. Very severe cases of sickle-hocks can result in...
- Look up Hocking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hocking may refer to: Hocking County, Ohio, United States Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio...
- Hock burns are marks found on the upper joints of chickens and other birds raised on broiler farms. These marks are where the ammonia from the waste of...
- vineyards ****ociated with Hocks, such as Hochheimer, Rüdesheimer, Marcobrunner and Johannisberger. "Oxford Companion to Wine: Hock". winepros.com.au. Archived...
- Steven Hocking (born 18 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who pla**** with the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...
- Look up Hocker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hocker may refer to:disambiguation from old German perhaps. Also, an old figure such as the "rune."...