by cock

phrase

A mild oath.

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by cock and pie
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Meanings

phrase
  1. archaicA mild oath.

    "By cock, you young ruffler, I can take blows better than words."

    1914, Warwick Deeping, The King Behind the King, New York, N.Y.: McBride, Nast & Company, page 63

    Synonyms: by cock and pie

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseA mild oath.

Similar
by cock and pie
Also see
by cock and pie
Cite this entry
APA

by cock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20cock

MLA

“by cock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20cock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by cock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20cock.

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