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Definition of Cock up
1. Verb. Raise. "The dog pricked up his ears"
Definition of Cock up
1. Verb. (mildly taboo slang chiefly British NZ) To ruin (something) unintentionally; to screw up, mess up or fuck up. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cock Up
Literary usage of Cock up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"Tune—"cock up your beaver." WHEN first my brave Johnnie lad Came to this town,
He had a blue bonnet That wanted the crown ; But now he has gotten A hat and ..."
2. The Poetry of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1897)
"Hey, my Johny lad, cook up your beaver: cock up your beaver, cock up your beaver.
... cock up your beaver, and cock it nae wrang, We'll a' to England, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"... to lift, as in such phrases as a "cocked-hat," a "cockade," " cock up your
beaver," ... cock-raw, manifestly or plainly raw, underdone; cock- up nose, ..."
4. Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc. by George Paton (1869)
"cock up your beaver, cock up your beaver, Hey, ... cock up your beaver; cock up
your beaver, and cock it nae wrang, We'll a' to England ere it be lang. VOL. ..."
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