COLDCOCK

deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor

(verb) knock down with force; “He decked his opponent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

coldcock (third-person singular simple present coldcocks, present participle coldcocking, simple past and past participle coldcocked)

(slang) To strike someone so forcefully that they are rendered unconscious.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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