hock

hock has 7 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 4.

Definitions

• n.. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.
• n.. Alt. of Hough
• v. t.. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
• n.. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
• n.. any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
• v.. disable by cutting the hock
• v.. leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"