hock
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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
Aldi's most recent annual figures revealed it had found hock burn in 33.5% of its chickens.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
It told the BBC it has reduced hock marking levels by 80% between 2014 and 2022 by closely monitoring environmental conditions on farms and training farmers.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Including any sign of hock burn ulcers at all, it says their shoppers found 74% of the chickens they checked had the condition.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
She was the kind of cook who would heap up your plate with such as ham hock, greens, black-eyed peas, fried fish, cabbage, sweet potatoes, grits and gravy, and combread.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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