hock

Example Sentences

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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

Chicken with hock burn markings is still safe to eat.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

A spokesperson for the company said: "We work with our supplier to make every effort to minimise the occurrence of hock markings."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

He’d had to hock one of his paintings.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin