docks

Example Sentences

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But he also hocks a family ring to put everything he owns on his poor odds to win, which seems reckless.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

In addition, Havnameltdown had corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid — a pain reliever and an anti-inflammatory — injected in both hocks and both stifles a month before his last race.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Remove ham hocks and set aside to cool.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

If you can't get your hands on ham hocks, or are in a cooking pinch, you can use bacon, pancetta, guanciale, or smoked pork sausage in place of them.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2021

There was even a picture of a cat who’d suffered nerve damage, his hocks flat on the ground, each like a broken, unlucky rabbit’s foot.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas