cocking

We have found lemma(root) word of cocking : cock.

Definitions


[kɒk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a male bird, especially of a domestic fowl

- a man's penis

- nonsense
(e.g: that's all a lot of cock)

- a firing lever in a gun which can be raised to be released by the trigger

- a stopcock


Phrases:
- at full cock
- cock of the walk
- cock one's ear
- cock one's eye

Origin:
Old English cocc, from medieval Latin coccus; reinforced in Middle English by Old French coq


[kɒk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- tilt (something) in a particular direction
(e.g: she cocked her head slightly to one side)

- raise the cock of (a gun) in order to make it ready for firing
(e.g: he took the loaded pistol from his belt and cocked it)


Phrases:
- at full cock
- cock of the walk
- cock one's ear
- cock one's eye

Origin:
Old English cocc, from medieval Latin coccus; reinforced in Middle English by Old French coq


[kɒk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small pile of hay, straw, or other material, with vertical sides and a rounded top
(e.g: we perched on a half-built cock of hay)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian kok ‘heap, lump’, Danish kok ‘haycock’, and Swedish koka ‘clod’


[kɒk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pile (hay or other material) into cocks
(e.g: it does not rake the grass into rows, nor cock it)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian kok ‘heap, lump’, Danish kok ‘haycock’, and Swedish koka ‘clod’




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