Webster's Dictionary 1913

5050

Cocket

Cock″et (?), a. [F. coquet coquettish. See Coquette, n.] Pert; saucy. Halliwell.

5051

Cocket (2)

Cock″et, n. 1. (Eng. Law) A customhouse seal; a certified document given to a shipper as a warrant that his goods have been duly entered and have paid duty.2. An office in a cus...

5052

Cockeye

Cock″eye′ (?), n. [From cock to turn up.] A squinting eye. Forby.

5053

Cockeye (2)

Cock″eye′, n.(Mach.) The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the cockhead.

5054

Cockfight

Cock″fight′ (?), n. A match or contest of gamecocks.

5055

Cockfighting

Cock″fight′ing, n. The act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight.

5056

Cockfighting (2)

Cock″fight′ing, a. Addicted to cockfighting.

5057

Cockhead

Cock″head′ (?), n.(Mach.) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.

5058

Cockhorse

Cock″horse′ (?), n. 1. A child's rocking-horse.Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross.Mother Goose.2. A high or tall horse.

5059

Cockhorse (2)

Cock″horse′, a. 1. Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.2. Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.Our painted fools and cockhorse peasantry.Marlowe.

5060

Cockieleekie

Cock′ie‐leek″ie (?), n. Same as Cockaleekie.

5061

Cocking

Cock″ing, n. Cockfighting. Ben Jonson.

5062

Cockle

Coc″kle (kŏk″k'l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. sǣcoccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. fr...

5063

Cockle (2)

Coc″kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cockled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cockling (?).] To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting.Cockling sea, waves d...

5064

Cockle (3)

Coc″kle, n. [AS. coccel, cocel; cf. Gael. cogall tares, husks, cockle.] (Bot.) (a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage). (b) The Lotium, or da...

5065

Cocklebur

Coc″kle‐bur′ (?), n.(Bot.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; — called also clotbur.

5066

Cockled

Coc″kled (?), a. Inclosed in a shell.The tender horns of cockled snails.Shak.

5067

Cockled (2)

Coc″kled, a. Wrinkled; puckered.Showers soon drench the camlet's cockled grain.Gay.

5068

Cockler

Coc″kler (?), n. One who takes and sells cockles.

5069

Cockleshell

Coc″kle‐shell′ (?), n. 1. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.2. A light boat.To board the cockleshell in those plunding waters.W. Black.

5070

Cockloft

Cock″loft′ (?; 115) n. [Prop., a loft where cocks roost.] An upper loft; a garret; the highest room in a building. Dryden. Swift.

5071

Cockmaster

Cock″mas′ter (?), n. One who breeds gamecocks. L'Estrange.

5072

Cockmatch

Cock″match′ (?), n. A cockfight.

5073

Cockney

Cock″ney (kŏk″ny̆), n.; pl.Cockneys (–nĭz). [OE. cocknay, cokenay, a spoiled child, effeminate person, an egg; prob. orig. a cock's egg, a small imperfect egg; OE. cok cock + na...

5074

Cockney (2)

Cock″ney, a. Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.

5075

Cockneydom

Cock″ney‐dom (kŏk″nĭ‐dŭm), n. The region or home of cockneys; cockneys, collectively. Thackeray.

5076

Cockneyfy

Cock″ney‐fy (–fī), v. t. [Cockney + -fy.] To form with the manners or character of a cockney.