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hocks

The correct spelling is hocks.

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noun

Say it like: Hok-s

The correct spelling is hocks. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
  2. 2.The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
  3. 3.Meat from that part of a food animal.
  4. 4.To cough heavily, esp. causing uvular frication.

verb

  1. 1.To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
  2. 2.To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
  3. 3.To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly

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