cock

cock
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 man's penis.
3》 Brit. informal nonsense.
4》 a firing lever in a gun which can be raised to be released by the trigger.
5》 a stopcock.
verb
1》 tilt (something) in a particular direction.
    ↘bend or raise a (limb or joint) at an angle.
2》 raise the cock of (a gun) in order to make it ready for firing.
3》 (cock something up) Brit. informal spoil or ruin something.
Phrases
cock one's ear (of a dog) raise its ears to an erect position.
cock one's eye glance in a quizzical or knowing manner with a raised eyebrow.
cock of the walk someone who dominates others within a group.
Origin
OE cocc, from med. L. coccus; reinforced in ME by OFr. coq.
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cock2
noun dated a small pile of hay or other material, with vertical sides and a rounded top.
verb archaic pile (hay or other material) into a cock.
Origin
ME: perh. of Scand. origin.

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  • Cock — Cock, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.] 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. [1913 Webster] 2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. [1913 Webster] {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; said of firearms, also,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • cock — ► NOUN 1) a male bird, especially of a domestic fowl. 2) vulgar slang a man s penis. 3) Brit. informal nonsense. 4) a firing lever in a gun which can be raised to be released by the trigger. 5) a stopcock. ► VERB 1) …   English terms dictionary

  • Cock — (k[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cocked} (k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cocking}.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.] 1. To set erect; to turn up. [1913 Webster] Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. Gay. [1913 Webster] Dick would cock his nose in scorn.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Cock — Cock, n. The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cock-up — n BrE spoken informal something that has been spoiled by someone s stupid mistake or by being done badly ▪ He s made a monumental cock up of his first assignment. cock up over ▪ There s been a cock up over the tickets for the football on Saturday …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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