hock

Example Sentences

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In the New Statesman, he said: "We've got to get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets".

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Razor-sharp teeth and surgical precision allow the bats to make an incision in an animal, such as in the hock of a cow, without the animal feeling it.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

Red Tractor, the UK's biggest farm and food assurance scheme, sets a target rate for hock burn of no more than 15% of a flock.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Kate Parkes, poultry specialist at the RSPCA, told the BBC that hock burn was "a concerning health issue and, sadly, too common in many intensive farm settings".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Marigold wouldn’t have believed it for a second if she didn’t feel the overwhelming desire to hock a loogie right that very moment.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff