hock

¹hock

noun \ˈhäk\

Definition of HOCK

1

a : the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward — see horse illustration b : a joint of a fowl's leg that corresponds to the hock of a quadruped

2

: a small cut of meat from a front or hind leg just above the foot <ham hocks>

Origin of HOCK

Middle English hoch, hough, from Old English hōh heel; akin to Old Norse hāsin hock

First Known Use: 1540

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with HOCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, cock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok