[医] 后踝(四足动物后肢的踝关节)

Hough \Hough\, v. t.
To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson.


Hough \Hough\, n.
Same as {Hock}, a joint.


Hough \Hough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Houghed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Houghing}.]
Same as {Hock}, to hamstring.


Hough \Hough\, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. {Hack}.]
An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet.


Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to
Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h["a]chse,
LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. {Cuisses}), Skr.
kaksha armpit. [root]12. Cf. {Heel}.]
1.
(a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the
leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding
to the ankle in man.
(b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the
front or hind leg, just above the foot.

2. The popliteal space; the ham.