cock|a|too

cock|a|too
cock|a|too «KOK uh TOO, KOK uh too», noun, plural -toos.
1. a large, often brightly colored parrot, especially of Australia and the East Indies. It has a crest of feathers on the head which can be raised or lowered. Cockatoos are noisy but rarely learn to talk.
2. Australian Slang. a) a small farmer; cocky. b) a person posted as a lookout, especially by criminals.
╂[< Dutch kaketoe < Malay kakatua]

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