Hock

Morpheme

Hock

Type

free base

Denotation

hind leg joint, tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped; literally heel

Etymology

Middle English hok, hoche, hokke, hough, (hokschynes); Old English hōh

Evidence

forehock, hock, hocked, hocking, hocks

See Also

Hox

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