hock

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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hock1 /hɒk $ hɑːk/ noun  1  [uncountable] British EnglishDFD a German white wine 〔德国的〕莱茵白葡萄酒 a glass of hock 一杯莱茵白葡萄酒2  in hock informal a) OWEin debt 负债be in hock to somebody The fashion chain is still in hock to the banks. 那家时装连锁店仍欠着银行的债。 b) SELLsomething that is in hock has been sold temporarily because its owner needs some money 被典当，被抵押 He’s a musician, but his guitar is in hock. 他是乐手，可他把吉他典当了。3  [countable]DFF a piece of meat from above the foot of a pig 〔猪的〕腿肉 pork hocks 猪腿肉4. [countable]HBA the middle joint of an animal’s back leg 〔动物后腿上的〕跗关节 →5 see picture at 见图 horse1

Examples from the Corpus

hock• ham hocks• This stiffness prevents the horse from bending and bringing his hocks underneath him.• The horse finds balance by bringing his hocks underneath him and also uses this means for brakes and acceleration.• The horse must be taught to lower his head and find balance on his hocks.• Finding Balance Often a horse will try to find his balance by holding his head high rather than finding balance on his hocks.• She turned Midnight on his hocks and went away at a canter.• I could always get another horn out of hock and Esmonde stayed open to I.0 a.m.• The grass was lush green and came up to the st'lyan's hocks.• If during the examination the vet is concerned about the hocks, for example, I say to feel free to take more.hock2 verb [transitive]  informalSELL to sell something temporarily because you need some money 典当，抵押 SYN pawn→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionaryhockhock /hɒkhɑːk/ noun informalFINANCE1in hock in debtThe newspaper is now in hock to a group of business tycoons.The Egyptian economy was effectively in hock.2go into hock to go into debtThe company went $1.5 billion into hock.3in hock if you put something in hock, you sell it temporarily because you need the moneySYN PAWNMost of their possessions are already in hock.Origin hock1 1. (1600-1700) German Hochheimer “of Hochheim”, from the name of the place in Germany where it was originally made. 2. (1800-1900) Dutch hok “prison”3. Old English hoh “heel”

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hock

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hock¹ /hɒk $ hɑːk/ noun1. [uncountable] British English a German white wine:
    a glass of hock
2. in hock informal
  a. in debt
    be in hock to somebody
    The fashion chain is still in hock to the banks.
  b. something that is in hock has been sold temporarily because its owner needs some money:
    He’s a musician, but his guitar is in hock.
3. [countable] a piece of meat from above the foot of a pig:
    pork hocks
4. [countable] the middle joint of an animal’s back leg

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hock² verb [transitive]
informal to sell something temporarily because you need some money
   SYN  pawn