Found 2 hits - Term: cock of the woods, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
capercailzie \ca"percail`zie\, or capercally \ca"percal`ly\,
n. gael, capulcoile. zool.
a species of black old world grouse tetrao uragallus of
large size and fine flavor, found in northern europe and
formerly in scotland; -- called also cock of the woods and
horse of the wood. written also capercaillie,
capercaili.
1913 webster
see also:
tetrao uragallus cock of the woods horse of the wood capercaillie capercaili
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cock \cock\ ko^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.
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2. a vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
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drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks --shak.
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3. a chief man; a leader or master. humorous
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sir andrew is the cock of the club, since he left
us. --addison.
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4. the crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning;
cockcrow. obs.
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he begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock.
--shak.
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5. a faucet or valve.
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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 critae galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's
comb.
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6. the style of gnomon of a dial. --chambers.
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7. the indicator of a balance. --johnson.
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8. the bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of
a balance in a clock or watch. --knight.
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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
see also:
chicken ball cock ball chaparral cock chaparral cock and bull story
an extravagant cock of the plains sage cock cock of the rock rupicola aurantia
cock of the walk cock of the woods capercailzie
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