"hocks" in the noun sense
1. Rhine wine, Rhenish, hock
any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
2. hock, hock-joint
tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals corresponds to the human ankle
"hocks" in the verb sense
1. pawn, soak, hock
leave as a guarantee in return for money
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
2. hock
disable by cutting the hock
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