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Webster 1913 Edition

Hock

Hock

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hock

HOCK

,
Noun.
The joint of an animal between the knee and the fetlock.
1.
A part of the thigh.

HOCK

Definition 2024

höck

höck

See also: hock and Hock

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • hück (Kölsch)
  • heit, hout (Moselle Franconian)

Adverb

höck

  1. (Ripuarian) today
    Du jlöövs mer net, wä ich höck jetroffe hann.
    You won’t believe who[m] I’ve met today.

Derived terms

  • höckzedaach
  • höggig

Etymology

From Old High German (*)hiudu, northern variant of hiutu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /høk/

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