English Explanatory Dictionary

in hock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Having been pawned.
  2. Indebted.

Word forms

in hock

Etymology

From Dutch hok (“hutch, hovel, jail, pen, doghouse”).

Related words

collateral hypothecation secured debt

Derived words

hock
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