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What does hock mean?

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Noun
  1. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
Noun
  1. The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
  2. Meat from that part of a food animal.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
Verb
  1. (transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
Noun
  1. Debt.
  2. Installment purchase.
  3. Prison.
Noun
  1. To cough while the vomit reflex is triggered; to gag.
  2. To produce mucus from coughing or clearing one's throat.
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