Etymology

cockscomb

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Today it means: The fleshy red crest of a rooster. Full definition →

Middle English cokkes comb
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcokkes comb
  2. English todaycockscomb

From Middle English cokkes comb; equivalent to cock + -s- + comb.

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