Cocking

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Cock-fighting.
  • Cockering.
  • noun. Fighting; battling; sparring; disputing.
  • noun. Same as calking, 2.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Cockfighting.
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  • verb. Present participle of cock.
  • noun. cockfighting
  • adjective. offensive or worthless
    • Word Usage
    "Interestingly the term cocking a gun comes from flintlock muskets of 17th century, the hammer was very ornate and resembled a rooster (a cock)."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hocking  blocking  clocking  docking  flocking  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    15-foot  allother  chambering  deckedge  detent  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cockfighting  
    verb-stem
    cock  
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