Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to
   Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h["a]chse,
   LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. {Cuisses}), Skr.
   kaksha armpit. [root]12. 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.

   2. The popliteal space; the ham.

Hough \Hough\, n.
   Same as {Hock}, a joint.

Hough \Hough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Houghed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Houghing}.]
   Same as {Hock}, to hamstring.

Hough \Hough\, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. {Hack}.]
   An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet.

Hough \Hough\, v. t.
   To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson.