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hock

/hɒk/

/hɑk/

Translations

hocknoun

hocks

/hɒk/

/hɑk/

jarret

The horse injured its hock during the race.

Le cheval s'est blessé au jarret pendant la course.

vin du RhinVin blanc allemand, sens un peu vieilli.

They enjoyed a glass of hock with their dinner.

Ils ont bu un verre de vin du Rhin avec leur dîner.

jarret de porcSurtout en cuisine.

The recipe called for a smoked ham hock to add flavor to the soup.

La recette demandait un jarret de porc fumé pour donner plus de goût à la soupe.

Additional translations

tauleArgot américain.

Synonyms

hockverb

hocked

Past Simple

hocked

Past Participle

hocking

Gerund

/hɒk/

/hɑːk/

mettre en gage

He had to hock his guitar to pay the rent this month.

Il a dû mettre sa guitare en gage pour payer le loyer ce mois-ci.

Additional translations

engagerAu sens de « donner en gage ».

Synonyms

hook

suspend

hang

hockadjective

more hock

Comp.

most hock

Super.

Used attributively, chiefly before nouns relating to hock wine (e.g. "hock glass").

du vin du RhinSe dit d'un vin ou d'un verre destiné à servir ce vin.

The soup was served in tall hock glasses.

La soupe était servie dans de hauts verres à vin du Rhin.

Definitions

hocknoun

The joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backward.

The horse injured its hock during the race.

A cut of meat from the leg of a pig, especially the part just above the foot.

The recipe called for a smoked ham hock to add flavor to the soup.

A type of German white wine, originally from the Rhine region.

They enjoyed a glass of hock with their dinner.

(US, slang) Prison or jail.

They threatened to throw him in hock if he kept causing trouble.

hockverb

To pawn or pledge something as security for a loan.

He had to hock his guitar to pay the rent this month.

hockadjective

Relating to hock wine; made from or intended for hock.

The soup was served in tall hock glasses.