v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cocked 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 ]

n. A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. [ Obs. ] “By cock and pie.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

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 ]

v. t. To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. [ Cf. Icel. kökkr lump, Dan. kok heap, or E. cock to set erect. ] A small concial pile of hay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Under the cocked hay. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

☞ 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 critæ 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 ]

v. i. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]