hock
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In the New Statesman, he said: "We've got to get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets".
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
Razor-sharp teeth and surgical precision allow the bats to make an incision in an animal, such as in the hock of a cow, without the animal feeling it.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
She added that the company had this month moved to using lower stocking density birds "which will have a significant positive impact on the reduction of hock markings, amongst other welfare benefits".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Kate Parkes, poultry specialist at the RSPCA, told the BBC that hock burn was "a concerning health issue and, sadly, too common in many intensive farm settings".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
He’d had to hock one of his paintings.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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