Hock ( verb , noun , verb )

(As a verb)

Hock ( verb )

1. To bend or incline (the body or a part of it) forward and down.
2. To cause (a horse) to stand with its hind legs bent and its weight on its hocks.

Origin:

Middle english hoken, from old english hōcian; akin to old high german hōhōn to bend.

Examples:

1. He hocked forward to pick up the pencil.
2. The horse hocked and backed away from the unfamiliar object.
3. The dog hocked and scratched behind its ear.
4. The old man hocked and coughed.
5. He hocked and spit on the ground.

(As a noun)

Hock ( noun )

1. To bend or incline (the body or a part of it) forward and down.
2. To cause (a horse) to stand with its hind legs bent and its weight on its hocks.

Origin:

Middle english hoken, from old english hōcian; akin to old high german hōhōn to bend.

Examples:

1. He hocked forward to pick up the pencil.
2. The horse hocked and backed away from the unfamiliar object.
3. The dog hocked and scratched behind its ear.
4. The old man hocked and coughed.
5. He hocked and spit on the ground.

(As a verb)

Hock ( verb )

1. To bend or incline (the body or a part of it) forward and down.
2. To cause (a horse) to stand with its hind legs bent and its weight on its hocks.

Origin:

Middle english hoken, from old english hōcian; akin to old high german hōhōn to bend.

Examples:

1. He hocked forward to pick up the pencil.
2. The horse hocked and backed away from the unfamiliar object.
3. The dog hocked and scratched behind its ear.
4. The old man hocked and coughed.
5. He hocked and spit on the ground.