Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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hock . - noun A variant of
how .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
hock , a joint. - noun obsolete An adz; a hoe.
- transitive verb obsolete To cut with a hoe.
- transitive verb Same as
hock , to hamstring.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
hollow behind theknee - verb To
hamstring - noun Archaic spelling of
hoe . - verb Archaic spelling of
hoe .
Etymologies
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Examples
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a kind of hough to break the ice, and make a sort of steps for the mules.
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The biggest issue i believe is the moral mentality of some of the representatives ... they are just cold hearted. jason hough
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How you can use it for other file formats (hough recently undergoing a desperate expansion) is also limited compared to other e-readers.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day . . . “ 2010
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Sat 11/14/09 11: 11 AM jordana brewster, julianne hough, and kristen kreuk
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Frequent hissing and booing. hough it sounds like behavior at one of the health care town hall meetings last month, it was how some Republicans reacted to President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.
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It ` ll suit the government hough, for ebery card-board cut-out copper that is nicked, torched, or washed away – they can just print some more.
‘Single Crewed’ In Ruralshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Apr. 5th, 2010 09: 41 pm (UTC) hough I don't know what RI laws/enforcement are like on that matter ...
"Only mustard isn't a bird," Alice remarked. greygirlbeast 2010
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It has python bindings (though on the beagle board, its probably much better to use the native C.) one way to improve the eissq. com workflow is to mask off the edge of the dials (so the text has been removed), you could then skip straight to the hough transform. as there is only one line (the needle) you should only get one result (!).
labs.moto.com » Blog Archive » DIY Android Home Energy Monitor 2009
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Ms. Porat said the company is finished with most of its hiring, t hough it still will bring in new people in isolated cases where they can kick-start a particular business.
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And even t hough they vary from city to city, the rules at the Pit are unspoken.
jennarenn commented on the word hough
Rhymes with lock. Crazy.
January 31, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word hough
"'What's to eat, then?' he asked, sniffing hopefully.
'Depends on what ye've brought,' his sister replied. ... 'If ye've brought meat, we'll have it. If not, it's brose and hough.'"
—Diana Gabaldon, Voyager (NY: Dell, 1994), 61
January 14, 2010
man commented on the word hough
from Piracy (by Adrian Johns):
"Tradesmen with English goods were tarred and feathered, and angry apprentices began 'houghing' soldiers (cutting their hamstrings), which was immediately made a capital offense."
March 23, 2011