Cocks


cock 1

C0443200 (kŏk)n.1. a. An adult male chicken; a rooster.b. An adult male of various other birds.2. A weathervane shaped like a rooster; a weathercock.3. A faucet or valve by which the flow of a liquid or gas can be regulated.4. a. The hammer of a firearm.b. The position of the hammer of a firearm when ready for firing.5. A tilting or jaunty turn upward: the cock of a hat.6. Vulgar Slang a. The penis.b. A man or boy regarded as mean or contemptible.7. Archaic The characteristic cry of a rooster early in the morning.tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks 1. To set the hammer of (a firearm) in a position ready for firing.2. To set (a device, such as a camera shutter) in a position ready for use.3. To tilt or turn up or to one side, usually in a jaunty or alert manner: cocked an eyebrow in response to a silly question.4. To raise in preparation to throw or hit: cocked the bat before swinging at the pitch.Idiom: cock of the walk An overbearing or domineering person.
[Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, probably from Late Latin coccus, from coco, a cackling, of imitative origin.]

cock 2

C0443200 (kŏk)n. A cone-shaped pile of straw or hay.tr.v. cocked, cock·ing, cocks To arrange (straw or hay) into piles shaped like cones.
[Middle English cok.]

Cocks

See also animals; birds
alectoromachy, alectryomachya contest between two cocks; cockfighting.alectoromancy, alectryomancya form of divination by recording the letters revealed as a cock eats kernels of corn that cover them.