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COCK
cock
(noun) adult male bird
cock, rooster
(noun) adult male chicken
hammer, cock
(noun) the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
stopcock, cock, turncock
(noun) faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid
cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, tool, putz
(noun) obscene terms for penis
cock
(verb) set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
cock
(verb) tilt or slant to one side; “cock one’s head”
tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cock (countable and uncountable, plural cocks)
A male bird, especially:
A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
A cock pigeon.
A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
(colloquial, vulgar) The penis.
(curling) The circle at the end of the rink.
The state of being cocked; an upward turn, tilt or angle.
(British, NZ, pejorative, slang) A stupid person.
(British, pejorative, slang, uncountable) Nonsense; rubbish.
(informal, British, Tasmania) Term of address.
A boastful tilt of one's head or hat.
(informal) shuttlecock
A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
(dated, humorous) A chief man; a leader or master.
The crow of a cock, especially the first crow in the morning; cockcrow.
A male fish, especially a salmon or trout.
Synonym: cockfish
Coordinate terms: hen, henfish
The style or gnomon of a sundial.
The indicator of a balance.
The bridge piece that affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
Synonyms
• (male bird): cockbird
• (male chicken): rooster
• (valve): stopcock
• (penis): see penis
Verb
cock (third-person singular simple present cocks, present participle cocking, simple past and past participle cocked)
(ambitransitive) To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
• 1812', Lord Byron, The Waltz
(intransitive) To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
(transitive) To erect; to turn up.
(British, transitive, slang) To copulate with.
(transitive) To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
(intransitive, dated) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
(intransitive, dated) To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.
(transitive, obsolete) To make a nestle-cock of, to pamper or spoil (of children)
Interjection
cock
(slang) Expression of annoyance.
Etymology 2
Noun
cock (plural cocks)
(Southern US, where it is now, rare and dated, ; and African-American Vernacular, where it is still sometimes used) Vulva, vagina. [since at least the 1920s; less common after the 1960s]
Etymology 3
Noun
cock (plural cocks)
A small conical pile of hay.
Verb
cock (third-person singular simple present cocks, present participle cocking, simple past and past participle cocked)
(transitive) To form into piles.
Etymology 4
Noun
cock (plural cocks)
Abbreviation of cock-boat, a type of small boat.
Etymology 5
Proper noun
cock
(obsolete) A corruption of the word God, used in oaths.
Proper noun
Cock
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Cock, n. Etym: [AS. coc; of unkown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. Chicken.]
1. The male of birds, particulary of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.
2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! Shak.
3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous] Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left us. Addison.
4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. [Obs.] He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. Shak.
5. A faucet or valve.
Note: Jonsons says, "The handly probably had a cock on the top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form, whatever was the reason." Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in forma critæ galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's comb.
6. The style of gnomon of a dial. Chambers.
7. The indicator of a balance. Johnson.
8. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. Knight. Ball cock. See under Ball.
– Chaparral cock. See under Chaparral.
– Cock and bull story, an extravagant, boastful story; a canard.
– Cock of the plains (Zoöl.) See Sage cock.
– Cock of the rock (Zoöl.), a South American bird (Rupicola aurantia) having a beautiful crest.
– Cock of the walk, a chief or master; the hero of the hour; one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or competitors.
– Cock of the woods. See Capercailzie.
Cock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Cocking.] Etym: [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.]
1. To set erect; to turn up. Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. Gay. Dick would cock his nose in scorn. Swift.
2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim.
3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. They cocked their hats in each other's faces. Macaulay.
4. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. Cocked hat. (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also three-cornered hat. (b) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins are used, which are set up at the angles of a triangle.
Cock, v. i.
Definition: To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. Addison.
Cock, n.
Definition: The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.
Cock, n. Etym: [It. cocca notch of an arrow.]
1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. At cock, At full cock, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action.
– At half cock. See under Half.
– Cock feather (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch. Nares.
Cock, v. t.
Definition: To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.
Cock, v. i.
Definition: To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. Cocked, fired, and missed his man. Byron.
Cock, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. kökkr lump, Dan. kok heap, or E. cock to set erect.]
Definition: A small concial pile of hay.
Cock, v. t.
Definition: To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. Under the cocked hay. Spenser.
Cock, n. Etym: [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha muscle shell, a vessel. See Coach, and cf.Cog
Definition: A small boat. Yond tall anchoring bark [appears] Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. Shak.
Cock, n.
Definition: A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. [Obs.] "By cock and pie." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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