HOCK


Meaning of HOCK in English

v. & n. esp. US colloq.

v.tr. pawn; pledge.

n. a pawnbroker's pledge. in hock 1 in pawn. 2 in debt. 3 in prison.

[ Du. hok hutch, prison, debt ]

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