hock vs hawk :

hock vs hawk

hock or hawk

Hock has the colloquial interpretation of leaving an item of worth with a pawnbroker as security for a loan or funds.

"I hope you won't eventually give up your daughter as hock for another loan."

Hawk is a diurnal predatory bird which hunts small birds and animals to satisfy its carnivorous tendencies. It could also mean the act of selling goods or items. Also, it is an effort to force up phlegm from the throat accompanied with a funny noise.

"I watched as the hawk swept down and carried the chick."


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Definitions
  hock
  • n  any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)
  • n  tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
  • v  leave as a guarantee in return for money
  • v  disable by cutting the hock
  hawk
  • n  diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
  • n  an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
  • n  a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
  • v  sell or offer for sale from place to place
  • v  hunt with hawks
    the tribes like to hawk in the desert
  • v  clear mucus or food from one's throat
News & Articles
  hock
  • 'Pawn Shop Chronicles' review: Paul Walker leads all-star cast in redneck 'Pulp Fiction'
    A "redneck 'Pulp Fiction'" is such a natural idea for a grindhouse movie that it's shocking it took almost 20 years for somebody to come up with "Pawn Shop Chronicles."
    June 20, 2013 - Zap2It
  • Devon Hock of Blacksburg earns doctorate at University of Illinois at Chicago
    Devon Hock of Blacksburg earned a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in physical therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago at the May 2013 Commencement. UIC ranks among the nation’s leading research universities and is Chicago’s largest university with 27,500 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state’s major public medical center. [...]
    June 18, 2013 - Roanoke Times
  • Hock a semifinalist for The Bowerman
    NEW ORLEANS – Johannes Hock was named Monday as one of 10 men’s semifinalists for The Bowerman , an award presented annually by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) to both the most outstanding male and female collegiate athletes in the nation.
    June 17, 2013 - Texas Longhorns
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