ham hock vs thigh

ham hock

noun
  • The cut of meat at the joint between the leg and foot of a hog. 

thigh

noun
  • That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect. 

  • The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. 

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