2. Verb. (third-person singular of cock) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cocks
1. cock [v] - See also: cock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cocks
Literary usage of Cocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1921)
"It is my opinion that the majority of stop cocks that are found broken on wells
... This is especially true in cases where stop cocks are installed on high ..."
2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1895)
"Among the sports of Shrove Tuesday, cock-fighting and throwing at cocks appear
almost everywhere to have prevailed. Fitzstephen, as cited by Stowe, ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"The cocks, usually three in number, are placed either on the head or shell or
... Hence, the level may be easily located by opening the cocks in succession. ..."
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