Hocking
William Ernest, 1873–1966, U.S. philosopher.
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
a corresponding joint in a fowl.
to hamstring.
pawn1 .
the state of being deposited or held as security; pawn:
She was forced to put her good jewelry in hock.
the condition of owing; debt:
After the loan was paid, he was finally out of hock.
Contemporary Examples
World Cup Primer Joshua Robinson June 11, 2010
Historical Examples
The Coming of the King James Hocking
The Small House at Allington Anthony Trollope
The Psychology of Nations G.E. Partridge
American Pomology J. A. Warder
Chaucer and His England G. G. Coulton
Books and Persons Arnold Bennett
Berry And Co. Dornford Yates
The Passenger Pigeon Various
The Coming of the King James Hocking
noun
the joint at the tarsus of a horse or similar animal, pointing backwards and corresponding to the human ankle
the corresponding joint in domestic fowl
verb
another word for hamstring
noun
any of several white wines from the German Rhine
(not in technical usage) any dry white wine
verb
(transitive) to pawn or pledge
noun
the state of being in pawn (esp in the phrase in hock)
in hock
in prison
in debt
in pawn
n.
When one gambler is caught by another, smarter than himself, and is beat, then he is in hock. Men are only caught, or put in hock, on the race-tracks, or on the steamboats down South. … Among thieves a man is in hock when he is in prison. [G.W. Matsell, “Vocabulum,” 1859]
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