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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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