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■ noun
1》 a male bird, especially of a domestic fowl.
↘used in names of birds, especially game birds, e.g. snow~ .
↘ Brit. a male lobster, crab, or salmon.
↘ Brit. informal a friendly form of address among men.
2》 vulgar slang a man's penis.
3》 Brit. informal nonsense.
4》 a firing lever in a gun which can be raised to be released by the trigger.
5》 a stop~.
■ verb
1》 tilt (something) in a particular direction.
↘bend or raise a (limb or joint) at an angle.
2》 raise the ~ of (a gun) in order to make it ready for firing.
3》 ( ~ something up ) Brit. informal spoil or ruin something.
Phrases
~ one's ear (of a dog) raise its ears to an erect position.
~ one's eye glance in a quizzical or knowing manner with a raised eyebrow.
~ of the walk someone who dominates others within a group.
Origin
OE cocc , from med. L. coccus ; reinforced in ME by OFr. coq .
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■ noun dated a small pile of hay or other material, with vertical sides and a rounded top.
■ verb archaic pile (hay or other material) into a ~.
Origin
ME: perh. of Scand. origin.