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hock
(redirected from cow hock)

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hock: see wine wine, alcoholic beverage made by the fermentation of the juice of the grape. So ancient that its origin is unknown, wine is mentioned in early Egyptian inscriptions and in the literature of many lands.
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hock1
1. the joint at the tarsus of a horse or similar animal, pointing backwards and corresponding to the human ankle
2. the corresponding joint in domestic fowl

hock2
1. any of several white wines from the German Rhine
2. (not in technical usage) any dry white wine


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