Branden Robinson wrote:
> "Hock" would appear to be a slang word of more recent origin that most
> public-domain dictionaries, sadly. If I hock my guitar, it means I go to
> the pawnbroker's and use it as collateral for a short-term loan.
Well, it's in wordnet:
v : give as a guarantee [syn: {pawn}, {soak}]
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