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Meaning of hock

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hock
      n 1: any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in
           Germany (`hock' is British usage) [syn: {Rhine wine},
           {Rhenish}, {hock}]
      2: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds
         to the human ankle [syn: {hock}, {hock-joint}]
      v 1: leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your
           grandfather's gold watch" [syn: {pawn}, {soak}, {hock}]
      2: disable by cutting the hock

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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