See Also: accustomed(dictionary)
Accustomed(medicine)
accustomed(dictionary)
hock(5)(dictionary)
hock(4)(dictionary)
hock(6)(dictionary)
hock(7)(dictionary)
hock(8)(dictionary)
hock(9)(dictionary)
hock(3)(dictionary)

hock(6) (iou) and accustomed (oh)


hock(6) (iou)



hock noun6. slang (chiefly N. Amer.). M19.
[Dutch hok hutch, hovel, prison, (slang) credit, Debt.]
Pawn, pledge; Debt. Also, prison. Chiefly in in hock
Collier's My cash was gone, and I was in hock for the next three years. G. Clare There was never enough money to get her brooch out of hock again.
Comb.: hock-shop a pawnshop.

accustomed (oh)



be accustomed to (doing) sth
to be familiar with something and accept it as normal
::We were accustomed to working together.
become/grow/get accustomed to sth
::Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark.
[only before noun] formal usual
::The pans were in their accustomed places.
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HINT sense 1
In spoken English, it is more usual to say be/get used to (doing) something You'll soon get used to the hot climate.