Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hock lock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: hock- lock
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a food accoutrement used to secure the hock (hind legs) of a bird such as a chicken or turkey during roasting and are typically composed of heat resistant nylon or metal.

Inflected Forms

hock locks (plural)

Questions

What does hock lock mean?: a food accoutrement used to secure the hock (hind legs) of a bird such as a chicken or turkey during roasting and are typically composed of heat resistant nylon or metal.

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