[hok; Scot. hokh] 
| 1. | Scot. hock 1 (defs. 1, 2). |
| 2. | Scot. to hamstring. |
| 3. | British Dialect Obsolete. to clear the throat; hack. |
[huhf] | Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist. |
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.
