cock
kɑk
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set the trigger of a firearm back for firing -
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tilt or slant to one side "cock one's head" -
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to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" -
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adult male bird -
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adult male chicken -
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the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled -
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faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid -
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obscene terms for penis








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A chief man; a leader or master. "Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left us." -
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A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. "By cock and pie." -
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A faucet or valve. -
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a penis. -
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A small concial pile of hay. -
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A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. "Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks !" -
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The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. -
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The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. "He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock ." -
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The hammer in the lock of a firearm. -
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The indicator of a balance. -
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The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. -
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The notch of an arrow or crossbow. -
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The style of gnomon of a dial. -
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To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. "Cocked , fired, and missed his man." -
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To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. -
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To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. "Under the cocked hay." -
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To set erect; to turn up. "Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears.", "Dick would cock his nose in scorn." -
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To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. "They cocked their hats in each other's faces." -
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To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. -
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To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. -
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To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
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The male of the domestic fowl; specifically, a male chicken one year old or older, one less than a year old being properly called a cockerel. The cock is celebrated for his lordly demeanor, his pugnacity, and his crowing before dawn or in token of victory. -
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The male of any other bird, particularly of the gallinaceous kind: in this use especially in composition, as in peacock, turkey-cock, cockrobin, cock-sparrow, etc. -
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A bird, particularly a gallinaceous bird, without reference to sex: usually in composition or with a distinctive epithet or qualifying phrase, as in blackcock, logcock, woodcock, and the phrasal names below. -
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Cock-crowing; the time when cocks crow in the morning. -
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A leader; a chief person; a ruling spirit: as, cock of the school. -
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A fellow; chap: a familiar term of address or appellation, usually preceded by old, and used much in the same way as fellow, chap, boy, etc. -
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A vane in the shape of a cock; a weather-cock. -
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A faucet or turn-valve, contrived for the purpose of permitting or arresting the flow of fluids or air through a pipe, usually taking its special name from its peculiar use or construction: as, air-cock, feed-cock, gage-cock, etc. -
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The portion of the lock of a firearm which by its fall, when released through the action of the trigger, produces the discharge; in a flint-lock, the part that holds the flint; in a percussion-lock, the hammer. -
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In a firearm, the position into which the hammer is brought by being pulled back to the first or second catch. See at full cock, at half cock, below. -
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The style or gnomon of a dial. -
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The needle of a balance. -
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The piece which forms the bearing of the balance in a clock or watch. -
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Same as cockee. -
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A fictitious narrative, in verse or prose, sold in the streets as a true account; a cock-and-bull story; a canard. -
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To raise or draw back the cock or hammer of (a gun or pistol), as a preliminary to firing: as, he cocked his rifle. -
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To set cocks to fighting, or to train them for fighting. -
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To turn up or to one side in a jaunty or significant way; give a pert, knowing, or inquiring turn to: as, to cock the head; to cock the eye at a person; to cock the brim of a hat; the horse cocked up his ears. -
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To hold up the head; look big, pert, or domineering. -
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The act of turning up or to one side in a jaunty or significant way, as the head or a hat; the position of anything thus placed. -
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A particular shape given to a hat, especially by turning up and fastening the brim. -
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One of the flaps or parts of a hat turned up. See flap. -
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A small conical pile of hay, so shaped for shedding rain; a haycock. -
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In hay-making, to put into cocks or piles. -
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A small boat; a cockboat; a skiff. -
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A nock or notch, especially that in the butt-end of an arrow, or on the stock of a crossbow, which receives or retains the string. -
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To fight; contend. -
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Fight. -
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A variant of calk. -
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A cockle. -
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To pamper; cocker. -
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Scarlet. -
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A perversion of or substitution for the word God, occurring in oaths, such as “(By) cock's body” (bones, wounds, nouns, etc.), “by cock and pye,” etc. Compare gog in similar use.
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kok the male of birds, particularly of the domestic fowl: the time of cock-crowing: a weathercock: a plucky chap, a term of familiarity, as 'Old cock:' a strutting chief or leader: anything set erect: a tap for liquor: part of the lock of a gun, held back by a spring, which, when released by the trigger, produces the discharge -
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to set erect or upright: to set up, as the hat: to draw back the cock of a gun: to turn up to one side: to tilt up knowingly, inquiringly, or scornfully -
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to strut: to swagger -
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prancing, proud -
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properly a-cock-horse = on cock-horse, on horseback: exultingly -
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kok a small pile of hay -
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kok (Shak.) a cock-boat. Now Cock-boat. -
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perversion of the word God
Cock a snook - To make a rude gesture by putting one thumb to the nose with the fingers outstretched.
Cock and bull story - A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable.
Cock in the henhouse - This is used to describe a male in an all-female environment.
Cock of the walk - A man who is excessively confident and thinks he's better than other people is the cock of the walk.
Knock into a cocked hat - If you knock something or someone into a cocked hat, you are much better.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha, muscle shell, a vessel. See Coach, and cf. Cog a small boat
N In Cocke County, the historic Wolf Creek Bridge on US 25/70 over the French Broad River is closed to through traffic due to a bridge rehabilitation project. knoxnews.com
"Arf a cock linnet" is cockney rhyming slang for "half a minute". austinchronicle.com
Each snapping shrimp has one oversized claw that cocks open while a muscle inside the claw pulls taut like the spring of a mousetrap. nytimes.com
* There are nebbishes and cranks and control freaks and neurotics and even — we hear — some people who could be described as Total Cocks. nymag.com
Does Adelitas Way get within one win of entering the Rock Cock hall of fame or does Taproot end their run. therockstation99x.com
Felisha Chase cocked an ear. vgazette.com
Drunk people aren't quitters though, just check out this cocked British dude fight the current. banana1015.com
It's gives new meaning to "rock out with you cock out". q103albany.com
Except, this time, he's joined by AARP-eligible colleagues Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bruce Willis in a waxworks tableau of retro explosions, cigar toasts, and cock-rock anthems. villagevoice.com
A well-timed sip of wine with eyebrows cocked. minnesota.publicradio.org
A rooster's 'cock-a-doodle-do' trumpets across the misty green hills and hollows of White Oak Farm. vgazette.com
Roger Reynolds displays a cock/male wood duck shot October 2009. northcountrynow.com
Police find cocked and loaded handgun in pocket of older youth. columbian.com
Almost 70 years later, Cocke now being treated for PTSD. bedfordbulletin.com
It's certainly not over-over, but with the passage of the Dec 4 nudity ban , anyone sans clothing in San Francisco has either been cock-blocked or declared a vagina non grata. sfweekly.com
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Then a great number of cocks that were pecking about the place came running and began to pick up the corn. "Tales of Folk and Fairies" by
A vane index with pointers to tell the changes of the wind without referring to the weather-cock. "The Sailor's Word-Book" by
Natt's eyes were a shade hazy at the moment, but he was cock-sure of what he saw. "A Son of Hagar" by
As the auld cock craws the young cock learns. "The Proverbs of Scotland" by
And immediately a cock crowed. "The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." by
The Rich Man cocked his head on one side. "Fairy Prince and Other Stories" by
The turkey-cock slept on the beam, and the saddle rested in the empty crib. "What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales" by
The cock closes one eye, and is lost in meditation. "Jewish Children" by
No, the yard cock is really a cock! "Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen" by
The education of their cocks costs both much pains, often more than that of their sons. "An Eagle Flight" by
Ti-tum-tum-tum!
The turkey-cock's tail
Spreads to the sun.
croweth me day
he doth me risen early
my matins for to stay
Streams to the moon.
Water in the fields.
The wind pours down.
comen he is of great
his comb is of red coral
his tail is of jet
Tosses in the wind.
The turkey-cock's tail
Glitters in the sun.
Ere the stars dwindle,
Down to the hearth I go,
Fire must I kindle.