Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 33 compound words that contain hock. The most common are listed below. Open hock in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- ham hockThe cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog.
- Hock MondayThe Monday of the old festival of Hocktide.
- Hock TuesdayThe Tuesday of the old festival of Hocktide.
- Hock-tideAlternative form of Hocktide: A medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.
- Hock processcumene process
- from soda to hockFrom start to finish.
- hock locka food accoutrement used to secure the hock (hind legs) of a bird such as a chicken or turkey during roasting and are typically composed of heat resistant nylon or metal.
- hock locksplural of hock lock: a food accoutrement used to secure the hock (hind legs) of a bird such as a chicken or turkey during roasting and are typically composed of heat resistant nylon or metal.
- soon hockSynonym of marbled goby (“Oxyeleotris marmorata”).
- vulture hockAny of the stiff feathers projecting downwards behind the leg in some breeds of poultry.
- yen-hockAlternative form of yen-hok: A hook-like tool used to pierce or stretch opium.
Compound words 33
- hockeyAny of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.
- heelThe rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hockerOne who hocks or pawns an item.
- forehockThe hock from the foreleg of a pig
- unhockTo redeem (goods previously pawned).
- hockshopA pawnshop.
- hollyhockAny of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.
- HockleyA placename:
- HockneyA surname.
- shellshockAlternative form of shell shock: A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle, corresponding largely with the current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.