Cocking

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  • v. Present participle of cock.
  • n. cockfighting
  • adj. offensive or worthless
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Cockfighting.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Cock-fighting.
  • n. Fighting; battling; sparring; disputing.
  • Cockering.
  • n. Same as calking, 2.
  • Word Usage
    "Interestingly the term cocking a gun comes from flintlock muskets of 17th century, the hammer was very ornate and resembled a rooster (a cock)."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Verb Stem
    cock   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hocking    blocking    clocking    docking    flocking    hocking    knocking    locking    mocking    restocking   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    seaming-roll    chambering    n-sex-video    looper    rune-carved    eject    fore-end    lever-action    detent    uncoupling