hock

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
2. 2
   The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.
3. 3
   Meat from that part of a food animal.
4. 4
   The hollow behind the knee.
5. 5
   Pawn, obligation as collateral for a loan.
6. 6
   Debt.
7. 7
   Installment purchase.
8. 8
   Prison.
9. 9
   Alternative form of hawk (“cough”).
10. 10
    The last card turned up in the game of faro.

Verb

1. 1
   To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to hamstring; to hough.
2. 2
   To leave with a pawnbroker as security for a loan.
3. 3
   To bother; to pester; to annoy incessantly.
4. 4
   Alternative form of hawk (“cough, clear one's throat of phlegm”).

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.