HOCK
Scrabble letter values: H4O1C3K5 = 13
Definition
- verb leave as a guarantee in return for money. — synonyms: pawn, soak
- verb disable by cutting the hock.
- noun any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage). — synonyms: Rhine_wine, Rhenish
- noun tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals. — synonyms: hock-joint
Examples
- “pawn your grandfather's gold watch”
- “corresponds to the human ankle”
- “He needed $750 to get his guitar out of hock at the pawnshop.”