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leg vs ham hock

ham hock vs leg

leg and ham hock both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leg Yes No No No
ham hock Yes No No No
As nouns, ham hock is a hyponym of leg; that is, ham hock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than leg:
  • leg: the limb of an animal used for food
  • ham hock: a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot
Other hyponyms of leg include gigot, leg of lamb.
leg (noun) ham hock (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot
(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg
one of the supports for a piece of furniture
a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion
the limb of an animal used for food
a part of a forked or branching shape
Difference between leg and ham hock

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