You answered your own question

"Pork Hocks
Pork hocks are cut from picnic shoulder and are similar to pork shank cross
cuts."

Similar, but not the same.

Lynne
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> Appears to be the same cut of meat:
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> http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/c...tcutspork.html
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