Cock
51cock — cock1 noun 1》 a male bird, especially of a domestic fowl. ↘used in names of birds, especially game birds, e.g. snowcock. ↘Brit. a male lobster, crab, or salmon. ↘Brit. informal a friendly form of address among men. 2》 vulgar slang a… …
52Cock — This interesting surname has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may have originated as a nickname from the bird, the cock, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century cocc , and applied to a young lad who strutted proudly like a cock.… …
53cock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fighting COCK + VERB ▪ crow ▪ The cock crowed at dawn. COCK + NOUN ▪ fight …
54cock — obsolete (of a male) to copulate with Cock, the penis, is a venerable use: Pistol s cock is up. (Shakespeare, 2 Henry IV another of his lewd puns) In modern speech we might say that we cock a leg across, athwart, or over a… …
55cock — I. n. 1. Male (of birds). 2. Chanticleer, rooster [U. S.]. 3. Cock crowing, cock crow. 4. Faucet, turn valve, stop cock. 5. Hammer (of gunlock). 6. Turning up, turn, toss, perking …
56cock — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. a. the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) b. the male of birds other than the domestic chicken c. woodcock d. archaic… …
57cock-up — noun (BrE, informal) ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, real, total VERB + COCK UP ▪ make ▪ He made a real cock up of it. PREPOSIT …
58cock — I Australian Slang 1. (offensive) penis; 2. (derogatory and offensive) despicable male; 3. (Tasmania) term of address for a mate or friend (in Middle English (15th C.) this meaning was a metaphorical extension of cock meaning rooster ; cf. the… …
59cock — [OE] The word cock is probably ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, imitative of the male fowl’s call (like the lengthier English cock adoodle doo [16], French coquerico, and German kikeriki). Beyond that it is difficult to go with any certainty;… …
60cock — I [[t]kɒk[/t]] n. 1) a male chicken; rooster 2) the male of any bird, esp. of the gallinaceous kind 3) bui Also called stopcock a hand operated valve or faucet that controls the flow of liquid or gas. 4) (in a firearm) a) the part of the lock… …
