hock
n. 踝关节, 德国产白葡萄酒, 服刑所 vt. 典当, 割断踝腱使成残废
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A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
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The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
可数 不可数Anyway, you only have one golden retriever, SWORDDOG, and she is already armed to the hocks.
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Meat from that part of a food animal.
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The hollow behind the knee.
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Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
非正式 不可数He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.
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Debt.
非正式 不可数They were in hock to the bank for $35 million.
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Installment purchase.
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Prison.
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Alternative form of hawk (“cough”).
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The last card turned up in the game of faro.
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To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
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To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
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To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly.
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Alternative form of hawk (“cough, clear one's throat of phlegm”).
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词源
Clipping of hockamore, from German.
来源：wiktionary