COCKEYES

Noun

cockeyes

plural of cockeye

Source: Wiktionary


COCKEYE

Cock"eye`, n. Etym: [From cock to turn up.]

Definition: A squinting eye. Forby.

Cock"eye`, n. (Mach.)

Definition: The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the cockhead.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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