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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COCK, n.
1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls, which having no appropriate or distinctive name, are called dunghill fowls or barn-door fowls.
2. A weather-cock; a vane in shape of a cock. [It is usually called a weather-cock.]
3. A spout; an instrument to draw out or discharge liquor from a cask, vat or pipe; so named from its projection.
4. The projecting corner of a hat.
5. A small conical pile of hay, so shaped for shedding rain; called in England a cop. When hay is dry and rolled together for carting, the heaps are not generally called cocks, at least not in New England. A large conical pile is called a stack.
6. The style or gnomon of a dial.
7. The needle of a balance.
8. The piece which covers the balance in a clock or watch.
9. The notch of an arrow.
10. The part of a musket or other fire arm, to which a flint is attached, and which, being impelled by a spring, strikes fire, and opens the pan at the same time.
11. A small boat. It is now called a cock-boat, which is tautology, as cock itself is a bot.
12. A leader; a chief man.
Sir Andrew is the cock of the club.
13. Cock-crowing; the time when cocks crow in the morning.
Cock a hoop, or cock on the hoop, a phrase denoting triumph; triumphant; exulting.
Cock and a bull, a phrase denoting tedious trifling stories.
COCK, v.t.
1. To set erect; to turn up; as, to cock the nose or ears.
2. To set the brim of a hat so as to make sharp corners or points; or to set up with an air of pertness.
3. To make up hay in small conical piles.
4. To set or draw back the cock of a gun, in order to fire.
COCK, v.i.
1. To hold up the head; to strut; to look big, pert, or menacing.
2. To train or use fighting cocks.
3. To cocker.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]
3: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock]
4: adult male chicken [syn: cock, rooster]
5: adult male bird v
1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head"
2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]

Merriam Webster's

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 the crowing of a cock; also cockcrow e. weathercock 2. a device (as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid 3. a. a chief person ; leader b. a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance 4. a. the hammer in the lock of a firearm b. the cocked position of the hammer 5. usually vulgar penis II. verb Date: 1575 intransitive verb 1. strut, swagger 2. to turn, tip, or stick up 3. to position the hammer of a firearm for firing transitive verb 1. a. to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing; also to set (the trigger) for firing b. to draw or bend back in preparation for throwing or hitting <a quarterback cocking his arm> <cock a bat> c. to set a mechanism (as a camera shutter) for tripping 2. a. to set erect <a dog with one ear cocked> b. to turn, tip, or tilt usually to one side <cock one's head> 3. to turn up (as a hat brim) III. noun Date: 1717 tilt, slant <cock of the head> IV. noun Etymology: Middle English cok; akin to German dialect Kocke pile Date: 14th century a small pile (as of hay) V. transitive verb Date: 14th century to put (as hay) into cocks

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or salmon. c = WOODCOCK. 2 Brit. sl. (usu. old cock as a form of address) a friend; a fellow. 3 coarse sl. the penis. 4 Brit. sl. nonsense. Usage: In senses 3, 4 usually considered a taboo word. 5 a a firing lever in a gun which can be raised to be released by the trigger. b the cocked position of this (at full cock). 6 a tap or valve controlling flow. --v.tr. 1 raise or make upright or erect. 2 turn or move (the eye or ear) attentively or knowingly. 3 set aslant, or turn up the brim of (a hat). 4 raise the cock of (a gun). Phrases and idioms: at half cock only partly ready. cock-a-doodle-doo a cock's crow. cock-and-bull story an absurd or incredible account. cock crow dawn. cocked hat a brimless triangular hat pointed at the front, back, and top. cock-fight a fight between cocks as sport. cock-fighting this sport. cock-of-the-rock a S. American bird, Rupicola rupicola, having a crest and bright orange plumage. cock-of-the-walk a dominant or arrogant person. cock-of-the-wood 1 a capercaillie. 2 US a red-crested woodpecker. cock-shy 1 a a target for throwing at with sticks, stones, etc. b a throw at this. 2 an object of ridicule or criticism. cock a snook see SNOOK(1). cock sparrow 1 a male sparrow. 2 a lively quarrelsome person. cock up Brit. sl. bungle; make a mess of. cock-up n. Brit. sl. a muddle or mistake. knock into a cocked hat defeat utterly. Etymology: OE cocc and OF coq prob. f. med.L coccus 2. n. & v. --n. a small pile of hay, straw, etc. with vertical sides and a rounded top. --v.tr. pile into cocks. Etymology: ME, perh. of Scand. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Faucet Fau"cet, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.] 1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide. 2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, v. i. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. --Addison.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.] 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. 2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. At cock, At full cock, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action. At half cock. See under Half. Cock feather (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. Chicken.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! --Shak. 3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous] Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left us. --Addison. 4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. [Obs.] He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. --Shak. 5. A faucet or valve. Note: Jonsons says, ``The handly probably had a cock on the top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form, whatever was the reason.'' Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in forma crit[ae] galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's comb. 6. The style of gnomon of a dial. --Chambers. 7. The indicator of a balance. --Johnson. 8. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. --Knight. Ball cock. See under Ball. Chaparral cock. See under Chaparral. Cock and bull story, an extravagant, boastful story; a canard. Cock of the plains (Zo["o]l.) See Sage cock. Cock of the rock (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird (Rupicola aurantia) having a beautiful crest. Cock of the walk, a chief or master; the hero of the hour; one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or competitors. Cock of the woods. See Capercailzie.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock 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. Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. --Gay. Dick would cock his nose in scorn. --Swift. 2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. 3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. They cocked their hats in each other's faces. --Macaulay. 4. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. Cocked hat. (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also three-cornered hat

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, v. t. To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, v. i. To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. Cocked, fired, and missed his man. --Byron.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, n. [Cf. Icel. k["o]kkr lump, Dan. kok heap, or E. cock to set erect.] A small concial pile of hay.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, v. t. To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. Under the cocked hay. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, n. [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha muscle shell, a vessel. See Coach, and cf. Cog a small boat.] A small boat. Yond tall anchoring bark [appears] Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cock Cock, n. A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. [Obs.] ``By cock and pie.'' --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(cocks, cocking, cocked) 1. A cock is an adult male chicken. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use rooster) The cock was announcing the start of a new day. N-COUNT 2. You refer to a male bird, especially a male game bird, as a cock when you want to distinguish it from a female bird. (mainly BRIT) ...a cock pheasant. N-COUNT: oft N n 3. A man's cock is his penis. (INFORMAL, VERY RUDE) N-COUNT 4. see also stopcock 5. to cock a snook at someone: see snook

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kok (alektor; Latin gallus): There is no reference in the Old Testament to domesticated poultry, which was probably first introduced into Judea after the Roman conquest. See CHICKEN. The cock is several times mentioned in the New Testament and always with reference to its habit of crowing in eastern countries with such regularity as to be almost clocklike. The first full salute comes almost to the minute at half-past eleven, the second at half-past one, and the third at dawn. So uniformly do the cocks keep time and proclaim these three periods of night that we find cock-crowing mentioned as a regular division of time: "Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning" (Mr 13:35). Jesus had these same periods of night in mind when he warned Peter that he would betray Him. Mt 26:34; Lu 22:34; Joh 13:38, give almost identical wording of the warning. But in all his writing Mark was more explicit, more given to exact detail. Remembering the divisions of night as the cocks kept them, his record reads: "And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say into thee, that thou today, even this night, before the cock crow twice, shalt deny me thrice" (Mr 14:30). See CHICKEN. It is hardly necessary to add that the cocks crow at irregular intervals as well as at the times indicated, according to the time of the year and the phase of the moon (being more liable to crow during the night if the moon is at the full), or if a storm threatens, or there is any disturbance in their neighborhood.

Gene Stratton-Porter

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

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. 7. Pile (of hay, etc.), rick. 8. Yawl, ship's boat, small boat, cock-boat. 9. Notch, groove (of an arrow). II. v. a. 1. Set, set up, set the cock or hammer of. 2. Perk, perk up, toss. 3. Pile, make into cocks or ricks. 4. Point, sharpen, calk (said of a horseshoe). III. v. n. Bridle, perk, hold the head high, look big or pert or menacing.

Moby Thesaurus

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