n.
Pronunciation: ' käk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin
Date: before 12th century
1 a : the adult male of the domestic chicken ( Gallus gallus ) b : the male of birds other than the domestic chicken c : WOODCOCK d archaic : the crowing of a cock also : COCKCROW e : WEATHERCOCK
2 : a device (as a faucet or valve) for regulating the flow of a liquid
3 a : a chief person : LEADER b : a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arrogance
4 a : the hammer in the lock of a firearm b : the cocked position of the hammer
5 usually vulgar : PENIS
– cock of the walk : one that dominates a group or situation especially overbearingly