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- pronunciation:
- hak
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the portion of the hind leg of a horse, cow, or the like that corresponds to the human ankle.
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| definition 2: |
a cut of meat consisting of such a portion of the leg of a pig or other animal.
- similar words:
- joint
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| definition 3: |
the analogous joint on the leg of a chicken, turkey, or other domestic fowl.
- similar words:
- joint
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hocks, hocking, hocked |
| definition: |
to cripple by cutting the tendons in the hock; hamstring.
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