cock1
n.
- 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.
- vulgar slang a man's penis.
- Brit. informal nonsense.
- a firing lever in a gun which can be raised to be released by the trigger.
- a stopcock.
v.
- tilt (something) in a particular direction.
▸bend or raise a (limb or joint) at an angle.
- raise the cock of (a gun) in order to make it ready for firing.
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(cock something up)
Brit. informal spoil or ruin something.
Phrase
- 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.
Etymology
OE cocc, from med. L. coccus; reinforced in ME by OFr. coq.
cock2
n.
dated a small pile of hay or other material, with vertical sides and a rounded top.
v.
archaic pile (hay or other material) into a cock.
Etymology
ME: perh. of Scand. origin.