- hóhsinu
- f (-e/-a) sinew of the heel
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hóhsinu
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hock — hock1 /hok/, n. 1. the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans. See diag. under horse. 2. a corresponding joint in a fowl. v.t. 3. to hamstring. [1375 1425; var. of… … Universalium
hock — English has three words hock. The oldest, ‘joint of a quadruped corresponding to the human ankle’ [16], is short for an earlier hockshin, which comes from Old English hōhsinu. This meant literally ‘heel sinew’, and the hōh came from the same… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hock — {{11}}hock (n.1) joint in the hind leg of a horse, mid 15c., earlier hockshin (late 14c.), from O.E. hohsinu sinew of the heel, Achilles tendon, lit. heel sinew, from hoh heel, from P.Gmc. *hanhaz (Cf. Ger. Hachse hock, O.E. hæla heel ), from PIE … Etymology dictionary
hock — I [[t]hɒk[/t]] n. 1) zool. the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans 2) zool. a corresponding joint in a fowl • Etymology: 1375–1425; var. of dial. hough, ME ho(u)… … From formal English to slang
hock — English has three words hock. The oldest, ‘joint of a quadruped corresponding to the human ankle’ [16], is short for an earlier hockshin, which comes from Old English hōhsinu. This meant literally ‘heel sinew’, and the hōh came from the same… … Word origins
hock — 1. n. 1 the joint of a quadruped s hind leg between the knee and the fetlock. 2 a knuckle of pork; the lower joint of a ham. Etymology: obs. hockshin f. OE hohsinu: see HOUGH 2. n. Brit. a German white wine from the Rhineland (properly that of… … Useful english dictionary
hox — ˈhäks transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: Middle English hoxen, from hox hock sinew, from Old English hōhsinu, from hōh heel + sinu, seonu sinew more at hock, sinew 1. : hamstring 2. : to pester by following … Useful english dictionary
hough — n. & v. Brit. n. 1 = HOCK(1). 2 a cut of beef etc. from this and the leg above it. v.tr. hamstring. Derivatives: hougher n. Etymology: ME ho(u)gh = OE hoh (heel) in hohsinu hamstring … Useful english dictionary
