1syllable
hocks
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Definitions ofhocks
1noun
- A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
1noun
- The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
- Meat from that part of a food animal.
1verb
- To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
1verb
- To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
1verb
- To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly
1noun
- To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.
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