I. ˈkäg also ˈkȯg noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cogge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian kug cog, Swedish kugge; akin to Old English cycgel cudgel — more at cudgel
1. : a tooth on the rim of a wheel : a gear tooth
2. : one that functions as a necessary but subordinate part of a larger process, organization, or system
the jobber is an important cog in the scheme of distribution — Marketing Toys
the Malayan tiger … constitutes an important and necessary cog in the natural balance wheel of Malaya — R.R.Camp
II. transitive verb
( cogged ; cogged ; cogging ; cogs )
Etymology: Middle English coggen, from cogge, n.
: to furnish with a cog
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cogge, from Middle Dutch cogghe, from Middle French coque — more at cock
: any of several boats:
a. : a broadly built ship with bluff prow and stern used prior to the 16th century chiefly for freighting and transport
b. obsolete : a British riverboat
c. also cogboat ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : cockboat
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
obsolete : an act of trickery or deception especially at dice : trick , deception , falsehood ; sometimes : something (as a piece of money) used as bait for dupes : come-on
V. verb
( cogged ; cogged ; cogging ; cogs )
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to use any of certain tricks in throwing dice
2. obsolete : deceive , cheat
3. obsolete : to use venal flattery : fawn
transitive verb
1. : to direct the fall of (dice) fraudulently
2. obsolete : entice : get by flattery or cajolery : wheedle
VI. ˈkäg, ˈkōg noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly Scotland : a wooden vessel varying as to size and usually having a handle formed by an extension of one or two of the staves
VII. ˈkäg also ˈkȯg transitive verb
( cogged ; cogged ; cogging ; cogs )
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by cog ) (I) of cock (IX)
: to connect (as timbers or joists) by means of tenons
VIII. noun
( -s )
1. : a tenon on the face or side of a beam or timber received into a mortise in another beam to secure the two together: as
a. : the tabular projection at the end of a scarfed timber : coak
b. : a tenon (as a dovetail) in a beam or joist resting in a notch in the bearing surface of another so that the two are flush (as in the corner joints of wall plates)
c. : a tongue in the upper surface of a beam to fit into a notch in the lower surface of a beam crossing it
2. Britain : a pillar or column consisting of blocks of wood or stone set vertically upon each other or of timbers set crosswise two by two upon each other to support the roof of a mine — called also chock
IX. transitive verb
( cogged ; cogged ; cogging ; cogs )
Etymology: English dialect cog to beat
: to consolidate (iron or steel) by hammering or rolling ; sometimes : to rough (iron or steel) to shape by rolling — see cogging mill
X. abbreviation
cognate