cocking dogn.1
/ˈkɒkɪŋ dɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈkɑkɪŋ ˌdɔɡ/ Now historical and rare.
The cocker spaniel; a dog of this breed.
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1813 Trewman's Exeter Flying-post 18 Nov. 1 A gentleman is in immediate want of..Cocking Dogs, such as have been regularly hunted for Woodcock only.
1876 J. J. Rowan Emigrant & Sportsman in Canada v. 144 The old scent is puzzling, and cocking dogs cannot be too close-hunting, painstaking, and diligent.
1980 R. Caras Dog Bk. i. 42/2 The Cocker as we know him got his name from ‘cocking’ dog, being especially adept with woodcocks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
cocking dogn.2
/ˈkɒkɪŋ dɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈkɑkɪŋ ˌdɔɡ/ Now rare.
In a firearm with a break-open action (esp. a shotgun): a lever which automatically cocks the hammer or firing pin as the breech is opened.
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1859 U.S. Patent 23,861 1/2 D is the hammer, which is..mortised perpendicularly to the arbor to receive within it a portion of a dog, E, which I will term the ‘cocking-dog’.
2006 L. Potter Art Gunsmithing i. 21/1 To cock the mechanism and compress the mainspring there are cocking dogs, sometimes called limbs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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