单词 | hock |
释义 | hock 1. n.   1. the joint of a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock.   2. a knuckle of pork; the lower joint of a ham. Etymology: obs. hockshin f. OE hohsinu: see HOUGH 2. n. Brit. a German white wine from the Rhineland (properly that of Hochheim on the river Main). Etymology: abbr. of obs. hockamore f. G Hochheimer 3. v. & n. esp. US colloq. --vtr. pawn; pledge. --n a pawnbroker's pledge. Phrases and idioms in hock   1. in pawn.   2. in debt.   3. in prison. Etymology: Du. hok hutch, prison, debt |
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