cocking
cocking · cockings
A boastful tilt; the act of cocking somethingA boastful tilt; the act of cocking something.
US/kˈɑkɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A boastful tilt; the act of cocking something.
cockings of the head
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The hunting of gamecocks.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Cockfighting.
Origin
From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming pFrom cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles).
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Forms
plural: cockingsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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