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hocks

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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. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

verb

  1. To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

verb

  1. To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly

noun

  1. To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.

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