ham hock

noun

The cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog.

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pork knuckle
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Meanings

nounham hock (countable and uncountable, plural ham hocks)

plural ham hocks · alternative hamhock

  1. countableuncountableThe cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog.

    Cornmeal, gunpowder, ham hocks and guitar strings!

    1965, Yukon Cornelius, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

    Synonyms: pork knuckle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog.

Similar
pork knuckle
Also see
pork knuckle

Translations

Polish golonka
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Swedish fläsklägg
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APA

ham hock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ham%20hock

MLA

“ham hock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ham%20hock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ham hock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ham%20hock.

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