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hock

[hok] / hɒk /
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pawn
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Markets are likely to expect higher U.K. public spending under Burnham due to his past comments that the U.K. shouldn’t be “in hock to the bond markets,” Deutsche Bank strategists said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

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

The company declined to share its actual hock burn figures but said it had plans in place to publish a full and detailed animal welfare report soon.

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

I turned to look and saw that Keth-Selhan’s left hind foot had a distinct white sock that went halfway up to his hock.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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