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Rarehock
The correct spelling is hock.
How to pronounce hock
/hɒk/
nounIPA: /hɒk/
Say it like: Hok
The correct spelling is hock. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines. For example: "He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop."
Usage Examples
“He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.”
“They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
- 2.The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
- 3.Meat from that part of a food animal.
- 4.Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
- 5.Debt.
verb
- 1.To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
- 2.To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
- 3.To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly
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