COCK

I. noun Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. the adult male of the domestic chicken ( Gallus gallus ), the male of birds other than the domestic chicken, wood~ , the crowing of a ~, weather~ , a device (as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid, 3. a chief person ; leader , a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance, 4. the hammer in the lock of a firearm, the ~ed position of the hammer, penis , II. verb Date: 1575 intransitive verb strut , swagger , to turn, tip, or stick up, to position the hammer of a firearm for firing, transitive verb 1. to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing, to draw or bend back in preparation for throwing or hitting , to set a mechanism (as a camera shutter) for tripping, 2. to set erect , to turn, tip, or tilt usually to one side , to turn up (as a hat brim), III. noun Date: 1717 tilt , slant , IV. noun Etymology: Middle English cok; akin to German dialect Kocke pile Date: 14th century a small pile (as of hay), V. transitive verb Date: 14th century to put (as hay) into ~s