cock

¹cock

noun \ˈkäk\

Definition of COCK

1

a : the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) b : the male of birds other than the domestic chicken c : woodcock d archaic : the crowing of a cock; also : cockcrow e : weathercock

2

: a device (as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid

3

a : a chief person : leader b : a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance

4

a : the hammer in the lock of a firearm b : the cocked position of the hammer

5

usually vulgar : penis

— cock of the walk

: one that dominates a group or situation especially overbearingly

Origin of COCK

Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Birds Terms

aerie, bunting, clutch, covey, hackle, ratite, rictus, ruff, skein, zygodactyl

Rhymes with COCK

bloc, block, bock, brock, chock, clock, croc, crock, doc, dock, floc, flock, frock, grok, hock, jock, knock, lakh, loch, lock, Locke, lough, moc, mock, nock, pock, roc, rock, schlock, shock, smock, sock, Spock, stock, wok