noun
- the ankle joints of the hind legs of four-legged animals, especially horses
- cuts of meat from the lower leg of a pig, often used for flavoring
verb
- pawns or pledges something as security for a loan
Usage: informal
Examples
- The veterinarian examined the horse’s swollen hocks.
- She added ham hocks to the soup for extra flavor.
- The recipe called for two smoked hocks.
- He hocks his watch whenever he needs quick cash.
- The mare injured both her hocks during the race.
- My grandmother always used pork hocks in her bean soup.
- She hocks her jewelry at the pawn shop downtown.