| 单词 | hock |
| 释义 | 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 dial. hough, ME ho(u)gh, appar. back formation from late ME hokschyn, etc., OE hohsinu hock (lit., heel) sinew; see HEEL1] hock2 /hok/, n. Chiefly Brit. any white Rhine wine. [1615-25; short for Hockamore HOCHHEIMER] hock3 —hocker, n. /hok/, v.t. 1. pawn. n. 2. the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn: She was forced to put her good jewelry in hock. 3. the condition of owing; debt: After the loan was paid, he was finally out of hock. [1855-60, Amer.; < D hok kennel, sty, pen, (informal) miserable place to live, prison] |
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