hock

  1. Noun.  A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region, but often applied to all Rhenish wines.
  2. Noun.  The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
  3. Noun.  Meat from that part of a food animal.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
  5. Verb.  (transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

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