English
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Etymology 1
From hockamore, from the name of the German town of w:Hochheim am Main|Hochheim am Main.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k|-�k
Noun
en-noun
#A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region, but often applied to all Rhenish wines.
Etymology 2
Middle English hough.
Noun
en-noun
- The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
- meat|Meat from that part of a food animal.
Etymology 3
Dutch hok prison, debt.
Verb
en-verb
#transitive colloquial To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
Derived terms
in hock: in debt
Translations
Finnish kinner
Spanish: empeñarse
fa:hock
io:hock
id:hock
te:hock
vi:hock
zh:hock
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