an eye affected with strabismus or one that squints
cockeye in American English
(ˈkɑkˌaɪ)
noun
a squinting eye
Word origin
, cock1 verb intransitive + eye
cockeye in American English
(ˈkɑkˌai)
nounWord forms: plural-eyes
an eye that squints or is affected with strabismus
Word origin
[1815–25; cock2 (v.) + eye]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: artifact, heuristic, pullout, reamer, treadmill
Examples of 'cockeye' in a sentence
cockeye
The actor's own cockeye was the result of a childhood fight.