Etymology

cocking

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Today it means: The hunting of gamecocks. Full definition →

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cocking · verb, noun, adjective1

From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles).

Cocking · proper noun2

From the Old English personal name Cocca + -ing (“(settlement) belonging to”).

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