- Hockamore
- Hockamore Hock"a*more, n. [See 1st {Hock}.] A Rhenish wine. [Obs.] See {Hock}. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
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hockamore — … Useful english dictionary
Hock (wine) — Hock is an English term for German wine, sometimes wine from the Rhine regions and sometimes all German wine. [http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/reference/oxford entry.jsp?entry id=1529 Oxford Companion to Wine: Hock] ] It is short for the now… … Wikipedia
hock — hock1 /hok/, n. 1. the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans. See diag. under horse. 2. a corresponding joint in a fowl. v.t. 3. to hamstring. [1375 1425; var. of… … Universalium
hock — English has three words hock. The oldest, ‘joint of a quadruped corresponding to the human ankle’ [16], is short for an earlier hockshin, which comes from Old English hōhsinu. This meant literally ‘heel sinew’, and the hōh came from the same… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hock — {{11}}hock (n.1) joint in the hind leg of a horse, mid 15c., earlier hockshin (late 14c.), from O.E. hohsinu sinew of the heel, Achilles tendon, lit. heel sinew, from hoh heel, from P.Gmc. *hanhaz (Cf. Ger. Hachse hock, O.E. hæla heel ), from PIE … Etymology dictionary
hock — hock1 noun 1》 (Brit. also hough) the joint in a quadruped s hind leg between the knee and the fetlock. 2》 a knuckle of pork or ham. Origin ME: var. of hough. hock2 noun Brit. a dry white wine from the German Rhineland. Origin abbrev. of obs.… … English new terms dictionary
hock — I [[t]hɒk[/t]] n. 1) zool. the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans 2) zool. a corresponding joint in a fowl • Etymology: 1375–1425; var. of dial. hough, ME ho(u)… … From formal English to slang
hock — I. /hɒk / (say hok) noun 1. the joint in the hind leg of the horse, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding to the ankle in humans but raised from the ground and protruding backwards when bent. 2. a corresponding joint in a fowl. 3. a cut of …
hock — English has three words hock. The oldest, ‘joint of a quadruped corresponding to the human ankle’ [16], is short for an earlier hockshin, which comes from Old English hōhsinu. This meant literally ‘heel sinew’, and the hōh came from the same… … Word origins
hock — hock1 [häk] n. [S Brit var. of Scot hough < ME hoh, heel < OE < Gmc * hanha, HEEL1, with loss of nasal as in SOFT, TOOTH] 1. the joint bending backward in the hind leg of a horse, ox, etc., corresponding to the human ankle: see HORSE 2.… … English World dictionary
