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• cock-feathered — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: cock (I) : having plumage of the pattern characteristic of a cock bird distinguished from hen feathered …   Useful english dictionary

• Cock tease — (sometimes cock tease or cocktease) is derisive sexual slang used to describe a woman who acts in a sexual manner to seduce men without actually fulfilling the sexual actions. The term has been in use in Great Britain and the United States since… …   Wikipedia

• cock of the rock — cock of the rock, cock of the rock cock of the rock . a bird of the Andes ({Rupicola peruviana}) similar to {Rupicola rupicola}. Syn: {Rupicola peruviana}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tropical bird of Northern South America ({Rupicola rupicola}), the male… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cock-of-the-rock — cock of the rock, cock of the rock cock of the rock . a bird of the Andes ({Rupicola peruviana}) similar to {Rupicola rupicola}. Syn: {Rupicola peruviana}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tropical bird of Northern South America ({Rupicola rupicola}), the male… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cock — (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cock and bull story — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cock of the plains — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cock of the rock — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cock of the walk — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cock of the woods — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English