coldcock

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

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Meanings

nouncoldcock (plural coldcocks)

plural coldcocks · alternative cold cock · alternative cold-cock

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cold cock.
verbcoldcock (third-person singular simple present coldcocks, present participle coldcocking, simple past and past participle coldcocked)

present singular third person coldcocks · participle present coldcocking · participle past coldcocked · past coldcocked · alternative cold cock · alternative cold-cock

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cold-cock.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbknock down with force

Similar
deckdumpknock downfloor
Broader
beat
Also see
deckdumpfloorknock down

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cold + cock.

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Cite this entry
APA

coldcock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldcock

MLA

“coldcock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldcock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coldcock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coldcock.

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