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Meanings of cock in English

Portuguese
torneira
Catalan
clau de pas
Wikidata

A device applied to the end of a pipe in order to interrupt and regulate the flow of a liquid or gas.

        torneira
        Wikidata

        The part of a firearm that hits the back of the bullet and sets it off, firing the gun.

              Portuguese
              pica
              Catalan
              titola
              Spanish
              pilila

              Obscene terms for penis.

                  pica
                  Catalan
                  saltar

                  To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.

                      saltar
                      Usage of cock in English
                      1
                      He was a dead rooster; yea, a dead cock in the pit.
                      "Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
                      2
                      The edges of the bridges and balance cock can be left smooth.
                      Watch and Clock Escapements / A Complete Study in Theory and Pra...
                      3
                      In one case, we are dealing with a cock-up of frightening proportions.
                      The Irish Times
                      4
                      It was morning now; the cock was still crowing down at Sirilund.
                      Pan
                      5
                      It is too late; the cock is awake, and he must go.
                      A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shake...
                      6
                      And Paul was not the most daring cock quail in the stubble.
                      Destiny
                      7
                      He paused, to receive the remainder of the cock-pheasant in his face.
                      The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete
                      8
                      Of course there has been a cock-up, which has enraged the England.
                      The Guardian
                      9
                      A new cock in the barn-yard is never received with great cordiality.
                      Germany and the Germans from an American Point of View
                      10
                      And the cock and all his tribe cried out: We found it.
                      Time and the Gods
                      11
                      He was surprised to see not a turkey cock in the farmyard.
                      The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot / Slumber-Town Tales
                      12
                      The dog eats the cock, and thus death comes into the world.
                      A Study in Tinguian Folk-Lore
                      13
                      Others pitched nets to catch the wind, and took cock-lobsters in them.
                      Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5
                      14
                      When I had buried the reverend gentleman I heard the cock crowing.
                      The Case of the Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study
                      15
                      But his other news concerns a cock pheasant, a fine gaudy creature.
                      The Irish Times
                      16
                      The cock crowed for the second time, but the grating still held.
                      The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories
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                      Cock through the time
                      Cock across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Less common