HOCK


Meaning of HOCK in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: Dutch hok pen, prison

Date: 1883

1 a : 2 PAWN 2 <got his watch out of hock > b : DEBT 3 <in hock to the bank>

2 : PRISON

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