to pawn (to give as security for something borrowed) [v HOCKED, HOCKING, HOCKS]
to pawn (to deposit as security for something borrowed) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
to pawn
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc.
the state of being held as security
the condition of owing
the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward see horse illustration
joint of a fowl's leg that corresponds to the hock of a quadruped
small cut of meat from a front or hind leg just above the foot ham hocks