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kok, n. the male of birds, particularly of the domestic fowl: the time of cock-crowing: a weathercock: a plucky chap, a term of familiarity, as 'Old cock:' a strutting chief or leader: anything set erect: a tap for liquor: part of the lock of a gun, held back by a spring, which, when released by the trigger, produces the discharge.--v.t. to set erect or upright: to set up, as the hat: to draw back the cock of a gun: to turn up to one side: to tilt up knowingly, inquiringly, or scornfully.--v.i. to strut: to swagger.--ns. COCK[=A]DE', a knot of ribbons or something similar worn on the hat as a badge; COCKAL[=O]'RUM, a bumptious little person: a boy's game; COCK'-BROTH, the broth made from a boiled cock; COCK'CHAFER, the May-bug, an insect of a pitchy-black colour, most destructive to vegetation; COCK'-CROW, -ING, early morning, the time at which cocks crow.--adj. COCKED, set erect: turned up at one side.--ns. COCK'ER, one who follows cock-fighting: a small dog of the spaniel kind employed by sportsmen in pheasant and woodcock shooting; COCK'EREL, a young cock: a young man--also COCK'LE, whence COCK'LE-BRAINED, foolish; COCK'-EYE, a squinting eye: the loop by which a trace is attached to the whipple-tree.--adj. COCK'-EYED.--ns. COCK'-FIGHT, -ING, a fight or contest between game-cocks: a fight; COCK'-HORSE, a child's rocking-horse.--adj. prancing, proud.--adv. properly a-cock-horse = on cock-horse, on horseback: exultingly.--ns. COCK'LAIRD (Scot.), a yeoman; COCK'LOFT, the room in a house next the roof; COCK'-MATCH, a cock-fight; COCK'PIT, a pit or enclosed space where game-cocks fought: a room in a ship-of-war for the wounded during an action; COCK'ROACH, the common black beetle; COCKS'COMB, the comb or crest on a cock's head: a fop: the name of various plants; COCK'SHUT (Shak.), twilight, probably referring to the time when poultry are shut up; COCK'-SHY, a free throw at a thing, as for amusement.--adj. COCK'-SURE, quite sure, often without cause.--n. COCK'SWAIN (see COXSWAIN).--adjs. COCK'SY, COX'Y, bumptious.--n. COCK'TAIL, a racing horse that is not thoroughbred: one who apes the gentleman: (U.S.) a drink of spirits flavoured with various ingredients.--adjs. COCK'TAILED, having the tail cocked or tilted up; COCK'Y, impudent.--ns. COCK'Y-LEEK'Y, soup made of a fowl boiled with leeks; COCK'YOLLY, a nursery or pet name for a bird.--COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO, the cry of the cock; COCK-A-HOOP, a phrase expressing reckless exultation; COCK AND PIE, used as an exclamation (see PIE, 2); COCKED HAT, the old-fashioned three-cornered hat, the triangular pointed hat worn as part of some full-dress uniforms: a note folded into a three-cornered shape; COCK OF THE WALK, chief of a set; COCK'S-FOOT GRASS, a genus of grasses very abundant in Britain, and furnishing an important part of both natural and artificial pastures; COCK THE EYE (coll., humorous), to wink.--A COCK-AND-BULL STORY, an incredible tale.--FULL-COCK, when the cock of a gun is drawn full back: when a tap is full open; HALF-COCK, the position of the cock of a gun when drawn back half the whole distance.--KNOCK INTO A COCKED HAT, 'to lick out of shape:' to give a profound beating. [A.S. coc; Ice. kokkr.]

kok, n. a small pile of hay.--adj. COCKED, heaped up in cocks. [Sw. koka, a lump of earth; Dut. kogel; Ger. kugel, a ball.]

kok, n. (Shak.) a cock-boat. Now COCK-BOAT.

perversion of the word God.--COCK AND PIE (see PIE, 2).

1. Male bird (alone of domestic fowl, as below, also of BLACK-c.; of other birds only when aided by context; in comb. in bird-names, as PEACOCK, WOODcock, & prefixed =male as c.-robin; c.-sparrow, male sparrow, small lively pugnacious person; c. of the wood, capercailye; c. of the north, brambling; c.-nest, built by some cc., as wren, to roost in); male of domestic fowl (cock-a-doodle-doo, its crow, child\'s name for c.); GAME -c.; c.-&-bull story, idle invention, incredible tale; c.-crow, -crowing, dawn; c.-fighting, setting cc. to fight as sport; this beats c.-fighting, is inexpressibly delightful; live like fighting cc., on best of fare; that c. won\'t fight, that plea, plan, will not do; c. lobster, male; c.-shot, -shy, object set up to be thrown at with sticks, stones, &c., as formerly cc. at Shrovetide, a throw at this; cocks-comb, crest of c., Yellow Rattle& other plants, & see COXCOMB; cocksfoot, a pasture grass; cockshead, kinds of trefoil; cockspur, cock\'s spur, gas-burner of same shape; c. of the walk, dominant person (so c. of the school among boys); old c., familiar vocative. 2. Tapped spout, tap, (c.-metal, two parts copper to one of lead); (not decent) penis; lever in gun raised ready to be released by trigger (at half, full, -c., of gun half-ready or ready to be let off); indicating-tongue of balance. [old English]

Erect, stick or stand up, jauntily or defiantly (c. the ears, in attention; c. one\'s nose, in contempt; c. a SNOOK; c. one\'s eye, glance knowingly, wink); c. one\'s hat, set it on aslant, also turn up the brim (cocked hat, formerly, with brim fixed so, now, brimless triangular hat pointed before, behind, & above, of various uniform costumes; knock into a cocked hat, out of shape or recognition); raise c. of (gun) in readiness for firing.

Upward bend (of nose &c.); significant turn (of eye); way of cocking hat; cocked state of gun (see COCK).

(Heap hay, rarely corn, into) small conical heap (s) in the field. [old Norse]

A short tube for drawing off liquid or gas from a reservoir, furnished with a key for stopping or moderating the flow; also the key itself.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] [French]

The male of birds, particularly of domestic fowls; —a vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock; —an instrument to let out liquor from a cask, &c.; a spout; —act of turning or of setting up; —the lock of a fire-arm; —style or gnomon of a dial; —a small conical pile of hay; —a small boat.

The male to the hen ; the male of any small birds ; the weathercock, that shews the direction of the wind ; a spout to let out water or any other liquor at will ; the notch of an arrow ; the part of the lock of a gun that strikes with flint ; a cock boat, a small boat; a small heap of hay; the form of a hat; the style of a dial ; the needle of a balance ; Cock-a-Hoop, triumphant, exulting.