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hock
1 a: the tarsal joint or region in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) corresponding to the human ankle but elevated and bending backward
— see horse illustration b: a joint of a fowl's leg that corresponds to the hock of a quadruped2: a small cut of meat from a front or hind leg just above the foot <ham hocks>
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