Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cock

Cock (kok) , noun

[Anglo-Saxon coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Compare Chicken.]

1.
The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.
2.
A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! — Shakespeare
3.
A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous]
Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left us. — Addison
4.
The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. [Obsolete]
He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. — Shakespeare
5.
A faucet or valve.

Jonsons says, “The handle probably had a cock on the top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form, whatever was the reason.” Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in forma crita galli, that is, in the form of a cock's comb.

6.
The style of gnomon of a dial. — Chambers
7.
The indicator of a balance. — Johnson
8.
The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. — Knight
9.
a penis. [vulgar]
Collocations (7)
Ball cock , See under Ball.
Chaparral cock , See under Chaparral.
Cock and bull story or an extravagant , boastful story; a canard.
Cock of the plains (Zoology) , See Sage cock.
Cock of the rock (Zoology) , a South American bird (Rupicola aurantia) having a beautiful crest.
Cock of the walk , a chief or master; the hero of the hour; one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or competitors.
Cock of the woods , See Capercailzie.

Cock (kok) , transitive verb

[Compare Gael. coc to cock.]

1.
To set erect; to turn up.
Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. — Gay
Dick would cock his nose in scorn. — Swift
2.
To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim.
3.
To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner.
They cocked their hats in each other's faces. — Macaulay
4.
To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
Collocations (1)
Cocked hat , (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also three-cornered hat<-- or tricorn -->. (b) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins are used, which are set up at the angles of a triangle.

Cock , intransitive verb

To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. — Addison

Cock , noun

The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.

Cock , noun

[Italian cocca notch of an arrow.]

1.
The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
2.
The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
Collocations (3)
At cock or At full cock , with the hammer raised and ready to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action.
At half cock , See under Half.
Cock feather (Archery) , the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch. — Nares

Cock , transitive verb

To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.

Cock , intransitive verb

To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing.
Cocked, fired, and missed his man. — Byron

Cock , noun

[Compare Icelandic kokkr lump, Danish kok heap, or English cock to set erect.]

A small conical pile of hay.

Cock , transitive verb

To put into cocks or heaps, as hay.
Under the cocked hay. — Spenser

Cock , noun

[Of. coque, French coche, a small vessel, Latin concha muscle shell, a vessel. See Coach, and compare Cog a small boat.]

A small boat.
Yond tall anchoring bark [appears] Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. — Shakespeare

Cock , noun

A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. [Obsolete]
By cock and pie. — Shakespeare