n. [ So called from Hochheim, in Germany. ] A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

v. t. 1. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pawn; as, to hock one's jewelry. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in; as, all her jewelry is in hock. [ PJC ]

2. The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to get out of hock. [ PJC ]

n. [ See 1st Hock. ] A Rhenish wine. [ Obs. ] See Hock. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. AS. hōcor mockery, scorn. ] A holiday commemorating the expulsion of the Danes, formerly observed on the second Tuesday after Easter; -- called also hocktide. [ Eng. ] [ Written also hokeday. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Hook, n. ] 1. A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The stick used by the players. [ Written also hookey and hawkey. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The mallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hockled p. pr. & vb. n. Hockling ] [ From 2d Hock. ] 1. To hamstring; to hock; to hough. Hanmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mow, as stubble. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ AS. h&unr_;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. (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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The popliteal space; the ham. [ 1913 Webster ]