HOCK (2)

hock (2)|hockle. Hock, or Hockle, v.t. to cut the hoct, to hamstring

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Hock, Hough (�), n. [[ AS. h�h the heel; prob. akin to Icel. hāsinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, hächse, LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. Cuisses), Skr. kaksha armpit. √12. Cf. Heel.]] 1. 1. (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man. (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.
2. 2. The popliteal space; the ham.