cocking

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English

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Etymology

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From cock (a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis) + -ing (forming participles).

Verb

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cocking

  1. present participle and gerund of cock

Noun

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cocking (countable and uncountable, plural cockings)

  1. (archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
  2. (obsolete) Cockfighting.
    • 1792, The European Magazine, and London Review, volume 21, page 313:
      Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races []

Derived terms

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Adjective

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cocking (not comparable)

  1. (vulgar) offensive or worthless
    • 2000, Neil Kurtzman, Doing Nothing, page 180:
      "Son of a cocking bastard."