COCKING


Meaning of COCKING in English

I. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English cokking fighting, from gerund of cocken to fight — more at cock

1. : cockfighting

2.

[ cock (I) (woodcock) + -ing ]

: woodcock shooting

II. adjective

Etymology: from present participle of cock (III)

obsolete : strutting , cocky

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: from gerund of cock (IX)

: cogging

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