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cock1
- 1) noun, the male of the domestic fowl
- 2) noun, a) any other male bird b) the male of certain other animals, such as the lobster c) (as modifier)
- 3) noun, short for stopcock
- 4) noun, a taboo slang word for penis
- 5) noun, a) the hammer of a firearm b) its position when the firearm is ready to be discharged
- 6) noun, a friend, mate, or fellow
- 7) noun, a jaunty or significant tilting or turning upwards
- 8) noun, nonsense
- 9) verb, to set the firing pin, hammer, or breech block of (a firearm) so that a pull on the trigger will release it and thus fire the weapon
- 10) verb, to set the shutter mechanism of (a camera) so that the shutter can be tripped by pressing the shutter-release button
- 11) verb, to raise in an alert or jaunty manner
- 12) verb, to stick or stand up conspicuously ▷ See also cockup
Etymology
Old English cocc (referring to the male fowl; the development of C15 sense spout, tap, and other transferred senses is not clear), ultimately of imitative origin; related to Old Norse kokkr, French coq, Late Latin coccus
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
cock2
- 1) noun, a small, cone-shaped heap of hay, straw, etc
- 2) verb, to stack (hay, straw, etc) in such heaps
Etymology
C14 (in Old English, cocc is attested in place names): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian kok, Danish dialect kok
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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