[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hock \hock\, hough \hough\, n.  as. h?h the heel; prob. akin to
   icel. h=asinn hock sinew, dan. hasc, g. hechse, haumchse,
   lg. hacke, d. hak; also to l. coxa hip cf. cuisses, skr.
   kaksha armpit. root12. 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.
          1913 webster

   2. the popliteal space; the ham.
      1913 webster
see also:
cuisses heel 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hough \hough\, n. cf. d. hak. cf. hack.
   an adz; a hoe. obs. --bp. stillingfleet.
   1913 webster
see also:
hack 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hough \hough\, n.
   same as hock, a joint.
   1913 webster
see also:
hock 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hough \hough\, v. t. imp.  p. p. houghed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   houghing.
   same as hock, to hamstring.
   1913 webster
see also:
houghed houghing hock 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hough \hough\, v. t.
   to cut with a hoe. obs. --johnson.
   1913 webster

[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

hough
   to hamstring, i.e., sever the "tendon of achilles" of the hinder
   legs of captured horses josh. 11:6; 2 sam. 8:4; 1 chr. 18:4,
   so as to render them useless.
   

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