单词 | hock |
释义 | Word Frequency hock 1(hɒk) noun 1. the joint at the tarsus of a horse or similar animal, pointing backwards and corresponding to the human ankle 2. the corresponding joint in domestic fowl verb 3. another word for hamstring Word origin C16: short for hockshin, from Old English hōhsinu heel sinewWord Frequency hock 2(hɒk) noun 1. any of several white wines from the German Rhine 2. (not in technical usage) any dry white wine Word origin C17: short for obsolete hockamore HochheimerWord Frequency hock 3(hɒk) informal, mainly US and Canadian verb 1. (transitive) to pawn or pledge noun 2. the state of being in pawn (esp in the phrase in hock) 3. in hock Derived forms hocker (ˈhocker) noun Word origin C19: from Dutch hok prison, debt |
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