hock: Meaning and Definition of

hock

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
2. a corresponding joint in a fowl.

1. to hamstring.

hock

1. any white Rhine wine.

hock

1. pawn.

1. the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn: She was forced to put her good jewelry in hock.
2. the condition of owing; debt: After the loan was paid, he was finally out of hock.