Well attestedNamed through a historical place-name
hock
noun · first attested 17th century
The English name for Rhine wine is a clipped German town.
A white wine from the Rhine.
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- Relationship
- Named through a historical place-name
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Hochheim am Main
- In English
hock
Hock shortens Hockamore, an English rendering of Hochheimer. The town of Hochheim am Main named a wine that English then applied to the whole region.
Also pinned to Hochheim am Main
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