cold cock

noun

A small heavy object used to give additional force to a punch or other blow of the hand.

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Meanings

nouncold cock (plural cold cocks)

plural cold cocks · alternative coldcock · alternative cold-cock

  1. slangA small heavy object used to give additional force to a punch or other blow of the hand.

    I had my hand on the lead cold cock and I knew it would not be enough. "Give this man a beer, Sport," […]. I hit him on the temple with the cold cock.

    1993, The Journal of Irish Literature, page 14
verbcold cock (third-person singular simple present cold cocks, present participle cold cocking, simple past and past participle cold cocked)

present singular third person cold cocks · participle present cold cocking · participle past cold cocked · past cold cocked · alternative coldcock · alternative cold-cock

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cold-cock.
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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