n.
1 the joint of a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock.
2 a knuckle of pork; the lower joint of a ham.
Etymology: obs. hockshin f. OE hohsinu: see HOUGH
2.
n. Brit. a German white wine from the Rhineland (properly that of Hochheim on the river Main).
Etymology: abbr. of obs. hockamore f. G Hochheimer
3.
v. & n. esp. US colloq.
—v.tr. pawn; pledge.
—n. a pawnbroker's pledge.
Phrases and idioms:
in hock
1 in pawn.
2 in debt.
3 in prison.
Etymology: Du. hok hutch, prison, debt
Useful english dictionary. 2012.