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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Faucet \Fau"cet\, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.] 1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also {tap}, and {cock}. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide. [1913 Webster] 2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cocked} (k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cocking}.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.] 1. To set erect; to turn up. [1913 Webster] Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. --Gay. [1913 Webster] Dick would cock his nose in scorn. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. [1913 Webster] 3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. [1913 Webster] They cocked their hats in each other's faces. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. [1913 Webster] {Cocked hat}. (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also {three-cornered hat}. (b) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins are used, which are set up at the angles of a triangle. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. [1913 Webster] Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous] [1913 Webster] Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left us. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. A faucet or valve. [1913 Webster] Note: Jonsons says, "The handle probably had a cock on the top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently to have had that form, whatever was the reason." Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in forma crit[ae] galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's comb. [1913 Webster] 6. The style of gnomon of a dial. --Chambers. [1913 Webster] 7. The indicator of a balance. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 8. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 9. a penis. [vulgar] [PJC] {Ball cock}. See under {Ball}. {Chaparral cock}. See under {Chaparral}. {Cock and bull story}, {an extravagant}, boastful story; a canard. {Cock of the plains} (Zool.) See {Sage cock}. {Cock of the rock} (Zool.), a South American bird ({Rupicola aurantia}) having a beautiful crest. {Cock of the walk}, a chief or master; the hero of the hour; one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or competitors. {Cock of the woods}. See {Capercailzie}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, n. [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha muscle shell, a vessel. See {Coach}, and cf. {Cog} a small boat.] A small boat. [1913 Webster] Yond tall anchoring bark [appears] Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, v. i. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. --Addison. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, n. A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. [Obs.] "By cock and pie." --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, n. The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.] 1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow. [1913 Webster] 2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm. [1913 Webster] {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one prepared for instant action. {At half cock}. See under {Half}. {Cock feather} (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, v. t. To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, v. i. To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. [1913 Webster] Cocked, fired, and missed his man. --Byron. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, n. [Cf. Icel. k["o]kkr lump, Dan. kok heap, or E. cock to set erect.] A small concial pile of hay. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cock \Cock\, v. t. To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. [1913 Webster] Under the cocked hay. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: cock n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick}, {shaft}, {pecker}, {peter}, {tool}, {putz}] 2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: {stopcock}, {cock}, {turncock}] 3: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: {hammer}, {cock}] 4: adult male chicken [syn: {cock}, {rooster}] 5: adult male bird v 1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head" 2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing 3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: {tittup}, {swagger}, {ruffle}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}]