hock-joint
English Thesaurus
1. tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | articulatio, articulation, joint, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | hoofed mammal, ungulate, |
| definition | : | any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically (noun.animal) |
| part meronym | : | hind leg, |
| definition | : | the back limb of a quadruped (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | hock, pawn, soak, |
| definition | : | leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | hock, pawn, soak, |
| definition | : | leave as a guarantee in return for money (verb.possession) |
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