hox verb 1noun 1forms 3 verb1 •(no longer used) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.To bide upon't: thou art not honest; or / If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a coward, / Which hoxes honesty behind, restraining / From course required. — 1610 noun1 •Abbreviation of homeobox. formshoxed · hoxing · hoxes