HOCK; HOUGH

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.

2.
n.

A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the front or hind leg, just above the foot.

3.
n.

The popliteal space; the ham.


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