Hock, subs. (American).—1. The last card in the dealer’s box at faro. [From soda (q.v.) to hock = from beginning to end.]
2. In. pl. (common).—The feet. Curby hocks = clumsy feet. For synonyms, see Creepers. [From the stable.]
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Hocks … you have left the marks of your dirty hocks on my clean stairs.
1859. Matsell, Vocabulum, s.v.
Old hock, subs. phr. (common).—Stale beer; swipes (q.v.). See Hockey.
In hock, adv. phr. (general).—Laid by the heels; fleeced; bested (q.v.).; and (thieves’), in prison.
1859. Matsell, Vocabulum. ‘If the cove should be caught in the hock he won’t snickle,’ if the fellow should be caught in the act, he would not tell.
Hock-dockies, subs. (old).—Shoes. For synonyms, see Trotter-cases.
1789. Geo. Parker, Life’s Painter, p. 173. Shoes. Hockey-dockeys. [[324]]
Hockey, adj. (old).—Drunk, especially on stale beer. For synonyms, see Drinks and Screwed.