Hawk vs. Hock — What's the Difference?

A bird of prey with broad wings and keen sight.

A Rhenish wine from the Rhine region in Germany.

To sell or peddle goods aggressively in public places.

The joint in a quadruped's hind leg between the knee and the fetlock, the angle of which points backwards.

Hawks are a group of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Hawks are widely distributed and vary greatly in size.

A knuckle of meat, especially of pork or ham.

Any of various birds of prey, especially of the genera Accipiter and Buteo in the family Accipitridae, characteristically having a short hooked bill and strong claws used for seizing.

A dry white wine from the German Rhineland.

Any of various similar birds of prey.

Variant spelling of hawk

A person who preys on others; a shark.

Deposit (an object) with a pawnbroker as security for money lent.

One who demonstrates an actively aggressive or combative attitude, as in an argument.

The tarsal joint of the hind leg of certain quadrupeds, such as horses and dogs, corresponding to the human ankle but bending in the opposite direction.

A person who favors military force or action in order to carry out foreign policy.

A joint in the leg of a domestic fowl similar to the hock of a quadruped.

An audible effort to clear the throat by expelling phlegm.

A small cut of meat, especially ham, from the front or hind leg directly above the foot.

To hunt with trained hawks.

Rhine wine.

To swoop and strike in the manner of a hawk

The state of being pawned

To peddle goods aggressively, especially by calling out.

The state of being in debt

To peddle (goods) aggressively, especially by calling out.

To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; hamstring.

To clear or attempt to clear the throat by or as if by coughing up phlegm.

To pawn

To clear the throat of (phlegm).

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.

Meat from that part of a food animal.

(entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.

Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.

(politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.

Debt.

(game theory) An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.

Installment purchase.

A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.

Prison.

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

(transitive) To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

(transitive) To hunt with a hawk.

To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

(intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

(US) To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly.

(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

To cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.

To expectorate, to cough up something from one's throat.

To cough while the vomit reflex is triggered; to gag.

To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

To produce mucus from coughing or clearing one's throat.

One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidæ. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.

The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.

A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.

The popliteal space; the ham.

To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.

The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in; as, all her jewelry is in hock.

To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; - generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.

The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to get out of hock.

To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances.

To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.

To raise by hawking, as phlegm.

To pawn; as, to hock one's jewelry.

To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.

Any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

Tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

Leave as a guarantee in return for money;

A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

Disable by cutting the hock

Sell or offer for sale from place to place

The joint in the hind leg of a four-legged animal, such as a horse or cow.

Hunt with hawks;

To pawn something.

Clear mucus or food from one's throat;

A cut of meat from the joint in the hind leg of an animal.

Someone who advocates for aggressive political or military policies.

To be in debt or encumbered with burdensome assets.

To clear the throat of phlegm.

A person who supports high interest rates to control inflation.

Many hawk species are solitary, especially when hunting.

No, it's a legal way to obtain a loan with collateral.

Yes, hawks are found in many regions across the world.

Yes, some hawks are trained for falconry.

No, "hawk" specifically refers to birds in the family Accipitridae.

Yes, it can mean selling goods in an aggressive manner.

No, it specifically refers to certain animals' anatomy.

Yes, it's the lower portion of the pig's hind leg.

As long as it has value and is acceptable to a pawnbroker, yes.

Yes, it's an old term for white wines from the Rhine region.

It means favoring aggressive or military interventionist policies.

Yes, it means to be in debt or to have pawned items.

Hawks have excellent vision, crucial for hunting.