plural of hock

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hock

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

The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog. / Meat from that part of a food animal.

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

(transitive, colloquial) To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan. / Debt. / Installment purchase. / Prison.

(US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly.

To cough while the vomit reflex is triggered; to gag. / To produce mucus from coughing or clearing one's throat.

(card games) The last card turned up in the game of faro.