Hoik vs. Hock — What's the Difference?

A wild hook shot played without style.

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

(NZ) Sputum.

A knuckle of meat, especially of pork or ham.

(cricket) To play such a shot.

A dry white wine from the German Rhineland.

To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist.

Variant spelling of hawk

To throw something out.

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

(NZ) To spit.

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

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

Rhine wine.

The state of being pawned

The state of being in debt

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

To pawn

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

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

Meat from that part of a food animal.

Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.

Debt.

Installment purchase.

Prison.

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

To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.

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

To cough heavily, especially causing uvular frication.

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

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

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

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

The popliteal space; the ham.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leave as a guarantee in return for money;

Disable by cutting the hock