Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.
2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! --Shak.
3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous]
Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left us. --Addison.
4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. [Obs.]
He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. --Shak.
5. A faucet or valve.
Note: Jonsons says, ``The handle probably had a cock on the top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form, whatever was the reason.'' Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in forma crit[ae] galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's comb.
6. The style of gnomon of a dial. --Chambers.
7. The indicator of a balance. --Johnson.
8. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. --Knight.
9. a penis. [vulgar] [PJC]
{Ball cock}. See under {Ball}.
{Chaparral cock}. See under {Chaparral}.
{Cock and bull story}, {an extravagant}, boastful story; a canard.
{Cock of the plains} (Zo["o]l.) See {Sage cock}.
{Cock of the rock} (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird ({Rupicola aurantia}) having a beautiful crest.
{Cock of the walk}, a chief or master; the hero of the hour; one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or competitors.
{Cock of the woods}. See {Capercailzie}.
Cock \Cock\, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.] 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
{At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action.
{At half cock}. See under {Half}.
{Cock feather} (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares.
Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cocked} (k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cocking}.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.] 1. To set erect; to turn up.
Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. --Gay.
Dick would cock his nose in scorn. --Swift.
2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim.
3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner.
They cocked their hats in each other's faces. --Macaulay.
4. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
{Cocked hat}. (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also {three-cornered hat}. (b) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins are used, which are set up at the angles of a triangle.
Cock \Cock\, v. t. To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.
Cock \Cock\, v. i. To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing.
Cocked, fired, and missed his man. --Byron.
Cock \Cock\, n. [Cf. Icel. k["o]kkr lump, Dan. kok heap, or E. cock to set erect.] A small concial pile of hay.
Cock \Cock\, v. t. To put into cocks or heaps, as hay.
Under the cocked hay. --Spenser.
Cock \Cock\, n. [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha muscle shell, a vessel. See {Coach}, and cf. {Cog} a small boat.] A small boat.
Yond tall anchoring bark [appears] Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. --Shak.
Cock \Cock\, n. A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. [Obs.] ``By cock and pie.'' --Shak.
Cock \Cock\, v. i. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. --Addison.
Cock \Cock\, n. The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.
Faucet \Fau"cet\, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.] 1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also {tap}, and {cock}. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide.
2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.
Its emblem is the fighting cock, which represents Haiti's coming sunrise.
Winnie, the ageing breast (or mons Veneris); Willie, the ageing cock.
But not the cock.
If the sear is not properly hardened, it may wear prematurely and the consumer may not be able to cock the airgun, the commission said.
What we do at La Paz is provide the perfect environment of food and sex - it is the cock himself who develops his fighting form to perfection.' As training camps go, it sounded pretty good to me. And Bobby was not exaggerating.
So we have a vivid, bright setting: a green structure - cock and hens on a platform raised above the stage, with a descending ramp - a magenta sky, and bold costumes.
Ask why you can't get that new hardware approved, and they'll just cock an eyebrowand eat your budget line.
It was a big fight, a seven-cock derby in Lapu-Lapu City with a top prize of 4.25m pesos, more than Dollars 150,000. 'You can't actually 'train' a cock to fight,' Bobby told me when I asked if he thought cocks had any intelligence.
Most pigeons in Britain are kept on the "widowhood system." As soon as a hen and cock produce a pair of young, or squeakers, they're separated.