acock
adjective or adverb
ə-ˈkäk 
: being in a cocked position
Word History
Etymology
a- entry 1 + cock entry 3
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
- thunderous
- thunderously
- thunderpeal
- thunderpeals
- thunderpump
- thunders
- thundershower
- thundershowers
- thundersquall
- thundersqualls
- thunderstick
- thunderstone
- thunderstones
- thunderstorm
- thunderstorm cirrus
- thunderstorms
- thunderstricken
- thunderstrike
- thunderstrikes
- thunderstriking
- thunderstroke
- thunderstrokes
- thunderstruck
- thunderwood
- thunderworm