hock
4
8.9
- noun
- /hɑk/
- Specialized
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corvejón
- The water ran fast and broke white around the horse's hocks, but his hooves found firm places among the slip of the rocks, and they were soon on the other bank, heading down through the forest toward the first of the traplines.
- hock joint
- ham hocks
- pork hocks
Examples
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I had no chance to share any of this knowledge with my companion, for even as I noted the accuracy over distance of our pursuers, one of their shots hit my horse just above the hock.
Fiction book (1990) -
Compared to his round, beefy butt, his hocks look wrong.
Blog text (31) -
Push the hock forward as far as you can.
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I can get the hock down, and the chain's still down by the fetlock.
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It represents a white dog as big as a mastiff, with bowed legs, a 'roach' back, short whip tail, and cow-shaped hocks.
Blog text (12) -
The veterinarian examined the horse's hock to ensure it was healthy.
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The rider adjusted the stirrups to accommodate the horse's long hocks.
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During the competition, the judge looked closely at each horse's hocks for any signs of injury.
Synonyms
A joint in the back leg of animals like horses similar to a human ankle
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Etymology
Hock (noun) for a white wine comes from the German town Hochheim on the Rhine; wines from there were called Hochheimer, and English speakers shortened that to hock. So today hock means a light German white wine.