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Definition of Ham hock
1. Noun. A small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot.
Definition of Ham hock
1. Noun. The cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ham Hock
Literary usage of Ham hock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manuals of Emergency Legislation: Supplement Dated December 31st, 1918, to by Great Britain (1918)
"Gammon Hock or ham hock with Shank Yf Trimmings without Bone... VI.1 Sheet Ribs ...'
VII. Bones 0 The expression " Shoulder meat " shall include Picnics. ..."
2. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"... n. a thick headed nail. [nails. knee and fetlock. [string. Hock, Hock'-le, vt
to ham- Hock, n. a kind of Rhenish ..."
3. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1905)
"he say, 'Done temp' him in vain wid a nice ham-hock. Mus' fin' some new kind er
stum'lin'-block. ..."
4. French Short Stories by Douglas Labaree Buffum (1907)
"jarret, m. ham, hock, leg. jaser, v. to chatter, gossip. jaune, adj. and s.
yellow. jaunir, v. to yellow, become yellow. je, conj. pr. I. Jean, John. ..."
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