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 Homographs Hock, Hock, Hock, Hock Share on FacebookTweetSave