Definition of the word cock

Pronunciation of vocabulary cock

cocknoun

vòi nước

/kɒk//kɑːk/

Origin of the word cock

The word "cock" has a rich history dating back to Old English and Germanic roots. In Old English, the word "coc" or "cok" referred to a rooster, a male chicken, or a peacock. This is also the source of the Middle English word "cock" meaning a male gallinule, a type of domestic fowl. The word "cock" also has a nautical connotation, as a "cock" was a type of mast or spar on a ship. Additionally, in the 17th century, "cock" referred to the shape of a vessel's funnel as in "funnel-shaped cock." The modern usage of "cock" as a slang term for a male's genitalia is believed to have originated in the 17th-18th centuries in England, possibly due to the resemblance of the appendage to a rooster's comb.

Vocabulary summary cock

typenoun

meaningrooster

examplefighting cock

examplecock of the wood

meaningrooster (in compound nouns)

exampleto cock one's ears: raise your hand (to listen)

exampleto cock one's nose: turn up your nose (showing contempt)

exampleto cock one's hat: wear hat askew, turn up the edge of the hat

meaningleader; top person; ringleader

examplecock of the walk

examplecock of the school: the most unruly student in school, the school bully

typetransitive verb

meaningcock

examplefighting cock

examplecock of the wood

meaningperk up, turn up, erect

exampleto cock one's ears: raise your hand (to listen)

exampleto cock one's nose: turn up your nose (showing contempt)

exampleto cock one's hat: wear hat askew, turn up the edge of the hat

meaningwink at someone; glance at someone

examplecock of the walk

examplecock of the school: the most unruly student in school, the school bully

Example of vocabulary cocknamespace

meaning

an adult male chicken

một con gà đực trưởng thành

  • The cock crowed.

    Gà gáy.

  • The market traders cried out like barnyard cocks.

    Những người buôn bán ở chợ kêu lên như gà trống.

meaning

a male of any other bird

một con đực của bất kỳ loài chim nào khác

  • a cock pheasant

    một con gà lôi

meaning

a penis

một dương vật

meaning

a tap that controls the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe

một vòi điều khiển dòng chất lỏng hoặc khí qua đường ống

meaning

used as a friendly form of address between men

được sử dụng như một hình thức xưng hô thân thiện giữa nam giới

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary cock

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