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Webster 1913 Edition

Hough

Hock

,

Hough

,
Noun.
[ AS.
h[GREEK]h
the heel; prob. akin to Icel.
hāsinn
hock sinew, Dan.
hasc
, G.
hechse
,
hächse
, LG.
hacke
, D.
hak
; also to L.
coxa
hip (cf.
Cuisses
), Skr.
kaksha
armpit. √12. Cf.
Heel
.]
1.
(a)
The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.
(b)
A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
2.
The popliteal space; the ham.

Hough

,
Noun.
Same as
Hock
, a joint.

Hough

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Houghed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Houghing
.]
Same as
Hock
, to hamstring.

Hough

,
Noun.
[Cf. D.
hak
. Cf.
Hack
.]
An adz; a hoe.
[Obs.]
Bp. Stillingfleet.

Hough

,
Verb.
T.
To cut with a hoe.
[Obs.]
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hough

HOUGH

,
Noun.
hok.
1.
The lower part of the thigh; the ham; the joint of the hind leg of a beast that connects the thigh with the leg.
2.
An adz; a hoe. [Not in use.]

HOUGH

,
Verb.
T.
hok.
To hamstring; to disable by cutting the sinews of the ham.
1.
To cut with a hoe.

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