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“Hock” or “Hough”

hock / hough are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hock hh·AA·k

  • nountarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle.
  • verbdisable by cutting the hock.

hough hh·AH·f

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“hock”

  • …the Chinese built the Kong Hock Keong Temple, also known as…
  • …starting gate, then developed a hock problem.
  • …men's doubles titles with Cheong Hock Leng in 1952.
  • …Teik Chai / Ong Soon Hock (First Round)
  • Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock, second Chief Minister of Singapore.

“hough”

  • …Kalgoorlie, Australia (d. 2006); Charlie Hough, baseball player, in Honolulu, Hawaii;…
  • In 1990, Hough and Richards wrote,
  • …List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar…
  • …List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar…
  • …Grant Whytock, property man Lefty Hough, stuntmen Bob Rose, Yakima Canutt,…
  • …in The Guardian and Andrew Hough in The Daily Telegraph criticised…
  • Ken Hough, 1957/58-1959/60
  • Richard Hough and Denis Richards wrote that…
  • Augustus Edward Hough Love
  • Although Locher made some progress such…

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