1. Tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
   "The horse's hock-joint was examined for signs of strain";
   - hock-joint, hough [Brit]
    
2. [Brit] Any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany ('hock' is British usage)
   "She preferred a crisp hock with seafood";
   - Rhine wine [Brit], Rhenish

1. [N. Amer] Leave as a guarantee in return for money
   "hock your grandfather's gold watch";
   - pawn
    
2. Disable by cutting the hock
   "The poachers hocked the elephant, preventing it from escaping"

Derived forms: hocked, hocks, hocking

Type of: articulatio, articulation, charge, consign, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, joint, white wine

Part of: hind leg, hoofed mammal, ungulate

Encyclopedia: Hock, Robert