It is caused in part by prolonged hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and results in dysfunction of one or both tibial nerves and a plantigrade stance (down on the hocks).
Game pieces were carved from the antlers, rattles were made from the hooves, warm stockings were made of the hocks of the moose, moose hair embroidery made beautiful clothing.
" Asparagus for two and tell the chef to choose them himself. Now what would you like to drink? What do you say to a bottle of hock? We rather fancy our hock here" .
And it's hard for me to go down there on Kill Tony night because they got the You know, the green room's hocked out to 19,000 people, and there's no place for me to go.