n.
Pronunciation: ' käks- ˌ k ō m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cokkes comb, literally, cock's comb
Date: 1573
1 a : a jester's cap adorned with a strip of red b archaic : PATE , HEAD
2 a obsolete : FOOL b : a conceited foolish person : FOP
– cox · comb · i · cal \ käks- ' k ō -mi-k ə l, - ' kä- \ adjective