Words similar to cock

Example sentences for: cock

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Thus, in modern parlance, when a person goes off half cocked (or at half cock ), he or she is not in control of the situation.
The first part of its name is in fact directly related to that of the cock , as the initial cuck - of its call corresponds to the farmyard bird's cluck.
Mr. Grant, really quite glad of an excuse to dismount, offered his cock to Lydia, who immediately flung a leg over it, explaining that she had put on a frock with pleats on purpose, as she always felt sick if she rode sideways.
go off half cocked Muzzleloaders, then as now, had a half cock, or safety position, for a gun's hammer that partially back-locked the trigger mechanism so that the weapon could not be fired.
Anglo-Saxon provided - kin , as in Will-kin and Tom-kin , whence Wilkins and Tompkins ; and - cock , as in Will-cock , whence Wilcox .