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cock

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Main Entry:
1cock 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈkäk\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: the adult male of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) b: the male of birds other than the domestic chicken c: woodcock darchaic : the crowing of a cock ; also : cockcrow e: weathercock2: a device (as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid3 a: a chief person : leader b: a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance4 a: the hammer in the lock of a firearm b: the cocked position of the hammer5usually vulgar : penis
cock of the walk
: one that dominates a group or situation especially overbearingly
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