The difference between Hamstring and Hox
When used as verbs, hamstring means to lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee, whereas hox means to hock.
Hamstring is also noun with the meaning: one of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hamstring and Hox
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Hamstring as a noun (anatomy):
One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
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Hamstring as a noun (informal):
The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
Examples:
"synonyms: hams"
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Hamstring as a verb (transitive):
To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
Examples:
"synonyms: hock hough hox"
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Hamstring as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
Examples:
"synonyms: cripple incapacitate disable"
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Hox as a noun (genetics):
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Hox as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.