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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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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common