Anagrams of: OCKINGS_

• characterized by jokes and good humor

• glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

• giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

• a person trained to compete in sports

• a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise

• To hit hard .

• To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor .

• (usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.

• a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

• the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

• causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

• any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

• tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

• leave as a guarantee in return for money

• disable by cutting the hock

• embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches

• An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).

• A feeling of a drug taking hold.

• To hit hard .

• To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor .

• (usually followed by “out”) To become exhausted, sleepy or delirious.