hock

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
verb leave as a guarantee in return for money

Clipping of hockamore, from German.

Burgundy--Madeira--Port--Frontiniac--Pacchiaretti--Old Hock--Mountain--Champagne--Hock again--Bishop, and lastly, Punch. — Biographia Literaria, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Down to the hock card," Casey admitted. — Desert Conquest; or, Precious Waters, A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
(To G.) 'Twon't hurt his hocks, will it? — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling

Rhine wine, Rhenish

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