Main Entry:

¹cock

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